Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 13.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 38.3% more for housing
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
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