Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 30.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$4.96
R$25.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$4.04
R$20.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$3.80
R$19.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$4.69
R$23.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$43.51
R$222.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$7.69
R$39.36
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$182.14
R$931.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
|
pay 74.7% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$23.14
R$118.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$5.80
R$29.66
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$54.94
R$281.09
|
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