Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.8 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
ETB69.33
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
ETB69.33
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
ETB15.81
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ETB10.57
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
ETB14.46
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
ETB59.58
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
ETB79.37
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ETB42.20
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
ETB58.77
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
ETB28.72
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
ETB9.15
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
ETB13.87
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB6.66
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
ETB4.20
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB6.45
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.66
ETB61.39
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.27
ETB399.11
|
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,000.00
ETB1,271,050.05
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.72
ETB201.52
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$542.50
ETB12,537.18
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$221.56
ETB5,120.23
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.17
ETB2,985.09
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.22
ETB1,461.08
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.62
ETB2,787.64
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB616,266.69
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
ETB20.86
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
ETB15.14
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB92.44
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.59
ETB984.16
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
ETB85.04
|
$12.71
€11.15
|
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.75
ETB548.89
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.91
ETB1,407.63
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.64
ETB1,493.77
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.64
ETB962.34
|
$122.80
€107.69
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