Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.2 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$19.31
kr134.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$3.60
kr25.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$2.73
kr19.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$5.70
kr39.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$6.51
kr45.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$4.95
kr34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.31
kr9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$1.38
kr9.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.40
kr9.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.76
kr12.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.78
kr5.43
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$8.13
kr56.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$79.32
kr552.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$23.16
kr161.46
|
|
pay 55.8% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$6.81
kr47.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$5.17
kr36.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$36.38
kr253.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$15.61
kr108.85
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$137.97
kr961.79
|
|
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