Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 24.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.54
ETB393.33
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.82
ETB251.46
|
$5.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ETB35.76
|
$0.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
ETB22.50
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ETB26.08
|
$1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
ETB196.65
|
$2.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
ETB168.24
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ETB108.55
|
$1.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
ETB187.74
|
$2.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ETB75.51
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
ETB19.51
|
$0.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ETB33.60
|
$0.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
ETB19.73
|
$0.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
ETB11.09
|
$0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ETB18.82
|
$0.43
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.67
ETB139.36
|
$2.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.75
ETB612.95
|
$16.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
ETB2,086,647.36
|
$26,332.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.73
ETB246.75
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$315.50
ETB16,458.43
|
$38.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.85
ETB24,823.18
|
$335.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.40
ETB11,132.09
|
$240.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.62
ETB6,240.22
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.96
ETB4,379.70
|
$211.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB1,391,098.24
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 93.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB39.12
|
$1.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.68
ETB35.60
|
$2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.13
ETB163.48
|
$5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
ETB2,647.14
|
$36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB208.66
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.15
ETB1,259.81
|
$47.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.85
ETB2,704.82
|
$39.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
ETB3,832.85
|
$88.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.80
ETB3,432.60
|
$70.19
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