Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 34.6% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 27.9% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 59.1% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$4.00 ETB654.34	+9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$0.61 ETB99.06	-33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$0.66 ETB107.50	-5.6%
Average			-3.1%

Ecuador vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$1.19 ETB194.58	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$3.70 ETB604.57	+20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.09 ETB669.40	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$1.77 ETB289.63	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$4.59 ETB750.34	+102.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$2.44 ETB399.44	+198.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.30 ETB48.73	-38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.99 ETB161.65	+81.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.31 ETB50.42	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.22 ETB35.99	-56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.49 ETB79.77	+12.3%
Average			+4.0%

Ecuador vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.9% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$3.53 ETB577.22	+19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+157.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$3.53 ETB576.64	-71.0%
Average			+27.9%

Ecuador vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+667.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$706.95 ETB116K	+109.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+245.9%
Average			+117.8%

Ecuador vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 59.1% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+475.7%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$0.80 ETB130.87	-66.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$0.92 ETB150.32	-65.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$3.75 ETB613.45	-40.3%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Ecuador	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+8.6%
Average			-6.9%

Ecuador vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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