Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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