Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 11.2% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.8% more in Ecuador
- Groceries
-
pay 13.4% less in Ecuador
- Transportation
-
pay 82.1% more in Ecuador
- Housing
-
pay 58.3% less in Ecuador
- Childcare
-
pay 45.0% more in Ecuador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.1% more in Ecuador
- Clothing
-
pay 19.2% less in Ecuador
The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ecuador are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Ecuador. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ecuador.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB795.00
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB826.18
|
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB104.01
|
$0.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.54
|
$0.62
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB159.21
|
$1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB643.08
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB805.42
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB351.02
|
$2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB748.12
|
$2.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB437.43
|
$0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.09
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB142.87
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.22
|
$0.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.24
|
$0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB105.23
|
$0.49
|
|
pay 82.1% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB646.57
|
$2.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,325.00
|
$24.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,312,500.00
|
$23,111.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB485.61
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,679.58
|
$30.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB85,475.75
|
$344.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,013.35
|
$278.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,541.07
|
$37.19
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,795.21
|
$227.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,818,958.33
|
$4,800.83
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB132.50
|
$2.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB152.34
|
$2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB530.00
|
$5.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,003.84
|
$32.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB887.75
|
$6.55
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,404.17
|
$53.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,959.58
|
$46.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,421.66
|
$93.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,810.13
|
$77.58
|
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