Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 84.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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