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Ethiopia vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 57.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 64.2% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA2,024	$4.26 ETB655.54	+19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,324	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA478	$0.61 ETB93.51	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA476	$0.57 ETB87.20	-32.6%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA295	$1.26 ETB193.73	+141.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,577	$4.34 ETB667.36	-62.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,116	$5.42 ETB834.53	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,278	$2.28 ETB351.02	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,241	$5.76 ETB886.79	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,027	$3.08 ETB473.48	+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA292	$0.43 ETB66.40	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA576	$1.06 ETB162.78	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA519	$0.40 ETB62.30	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA430	$0.28 ETB42.45	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA447	$0.91 ETB139.43	+14.5%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,351	$4.81 ETB740.52	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA27,824	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-75.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+78.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA9,106	$3.62 ETB556.29	-77.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 64.2% more for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,367	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+202.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA335,860	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA209,947	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA87,320	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-21.0%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA166,946	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+811.6%
Average			+371.8%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$0.90 ETB138.50	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,138	$1.09 ETB167.35	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$5.10 ETB784.81	+185.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA45,616	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$3.75 ETB577.06	-58.1%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA47,217	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,981	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA50,590	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA79,932	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	-18.6%
Average			-0.5%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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