Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 19.3% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
$7.75
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
$2.39
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
$1.67
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
$1.13
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
$3.46
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
$13.70
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
$2.88
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
$3.77
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
$0.37
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
$0.53
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$0.63
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
$0.66
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 94.7% more for childcare
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
$3.25
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
$2.03
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
$4.25
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
$1.12
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
$47.75
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
$42.17
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
$69.58
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
$64.00
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
|
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