Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.8 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB421.86
|
$15.95
CA$21.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB308.41
|
$8.82
CA$11.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.97
|
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.72
|
$1.47
CA$1.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.68
|
$2.29
CA$3.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB235.59
|
$5.39
CA$7.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB212.18
|
$7.61
CA$10.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.70
|
$3.04
CA$4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB197.13
|
$4.81
CA$6.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB103.06
|
$1.62
CA$2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.28
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.55
|
$1.60
CA$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.01
|
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.74
|
$1.13
CA$1.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.29
|
$1.11
CA$1.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB173.27
|
$4.96
CA$6.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB605.81
|
$63.09
CA$85.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,431,913.26
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,564.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB225.80
|
$16.98
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,145.93
|
$64.04
CA$86.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,350.46
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,443.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,269.61
|
$952.71
CA$1,289.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,580.25
|
$112.22
CA$151.91
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,107.07
|
$746.92
CA$1,011.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,533,385.00
|
$13,296.08
CA$17,998.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.31
|
$4.67
CA$6.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.26
|
$3.31
CA$4.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB220.29
|
$11.96
CA$16.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,683.05
|
$43.49
CA$58.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB220.29
|
$10.20
CA$13.80
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,482.34
|
$49.87
CA$67.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,964.34
|
$36.92
CA$49.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,557.01
|
$78.02
CA$105.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,331.90
|
$97.82
CA$132.42
|
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