Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 4.0% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 54.4% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 26.2% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, clothing, and childcare in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Chile. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	Chile	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 CLF0.2000	$4.00 ETB654.34	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 CLF0.0300	$0.61 ETB99.06	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 CLF0.0300	$0.66 ETB107.50	-42.7%
Average			-38.4%

Chile vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Chile	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 CLF0.0400	$1.19 ETB194.58	-30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 CLF0.1300	$3.70 ETB604.57	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 CLF0.1100	$4.09 ETB669.40	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 CLF0.0800	$1.77 ETB289.63	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$4.59 ETB750.34	+68.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$2.44 ETB399.44	+210.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.30 ETB48.73	-62.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.99 ETB161.65	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.31 ETB50.42	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CLF0.0100	$0.22 ETB35.99	-62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 CLF0.0200	$0.49 ETB79.77	-23.0%
Average			-20.3%

Chile vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Chile	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 CLF0.1300	$3.53 ETB577.22	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 CLF0.8400	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,188.18 CLF404.6400	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+239.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 CLF0.2800	$3.53 ETB576.64	-68.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 54.4% more for housing

	Chile	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 CLF0.5500	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+863.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.09 CLF11.4000	$706.95 ETB116K	+55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.67 CLF8.7400	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.73 CLF2.0400	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+91.8%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 26.2% more for childcare

	Chile	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.45 CLF8.3100	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,782.11 CLF194.5200	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+287.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 CLF0.0800	$0.80 ETB130.87	-75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 CLF0.0700	$0.92 ETB150.32	-69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 CLF0.1300	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.36 CLF1.0100	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.58 CLF0.1600	$3.75 ETB613.45	-43.0%
Average			-44.6%

Chile vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Chile	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.61 CLF1.0900	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.77 CLF0.6900	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+155.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.99 CLF1.5500	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.04 CLF1.9000	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+8.8%
Average			+27.9%

Chile vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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