Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 24.8% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Colombia
Childcare: pay 7.8% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.6% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 45.7% more in Colombia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Colombia are more expensive than in Ethiopia.

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Colombia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+147.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+74.4%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.60 COP5,080.61	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.63 COP1,990.45	+110.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+184.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+211.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+32.2%
Average			+44.1%

Ethiopia vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$57.51 COP183K	+172.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+496.8%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$745.73 COP2M	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$482.25 COP2M	+22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$101.48 COP322K	-35.3%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 7.8% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$597.35 COP2M	+337.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$8,009.31 COP25M	-73.5%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+223.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+196.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$41.34 COP131K	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+77.5%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 45.7% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$82.92 COP263K	+150.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$53.80 COP171K	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$134.00 COP425K	+70.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$115.03 COP365K	+39.1%
Average			+45.7%

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