Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.6 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 69.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
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