Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 76.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Canada
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Canada
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Canada
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Canada
Childcare: pay 55.5% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Canada
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Canada

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, childcare, and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$17.02 CA$24.10	+325.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$10.30 CA$14.58	+58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$2.01 CA$2.84	+231.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.64 CA$2.32	+149.2%
Average			+178.4%

Ethiopia vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$2.51 CA$3.56	+111.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$5.21 CA$7.37	+40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$8.08 CA$11.44	+97.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.50 CA$4.95	+97.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$5.39 CA$7.62	+17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.80 CA$2.54	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.63 CA$0.90	+112.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.65 CA$2.34	+67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.77 CA$2.50	+473.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$1.15 CA$1.63	+422.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$1.08 CA$1.53	+122.3%
Average			+102.7%

Ethiopia vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$4.47 CA$6.33	+26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$65.05 CA$92.09	+208.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$27,172.47 CA$38,469.42	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$15.38 CA$21.77	+336.3%
Average			+35.0%

Ethiopia vs. Canada - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$57.08 CA$80.80	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$1,206.12 CA$1,707.57	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$1,084.12 CA$1,534.84	+174.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$109.92 CA$155.62	-29.9%
Average			+64.7%

Ethiopia vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay 55.5% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$708.00 CA$1,002.35	+419.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$14,065.57 CA$19,913.32	-53.4%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$5.10 CA$7.22	+537.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.67 CA$5.19	+299.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$13.41 CA$18.98	+67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$42.22 CA$59.77	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$11.12 CA$15.74	+196.4%
Average			+161.0%

Ethiopia vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$53.28 CA$75.43	+60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$40.15 CA$56.84	-43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$86.30 CA$122.18	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$99.70 CA$141.15	+20.6%
Average			+4.8%

Ethiopia vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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