Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 30.4% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB421.86
|
$3.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB308.41
|
$6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.97
|
$0.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.72
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.68
|
$1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB235.59
|
$2.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB212.18
|
$3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.70
|
$1.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB197.13
|
$2.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB103.06
|
$0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.28
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.55
|
$0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.01
|
$0.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.74
|
$0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.29
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB173.27
|
$2.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB605.81
|
$17.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,431,913.26
|
$24,150.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB225.80
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,145.93
|
$36.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,350.46
|
$339.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,269.61
|
$251.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,580.25
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,107.07
|
$214.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,533,385.00
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 83.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.31
|
$1.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.26
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB220.29
|
$5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,683.05
|
$35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB220.29
|
$6.18
|
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pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,482.34
|
$54.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,964.34
|
$42.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,557.01
|
$91.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,331.90
|
$77.33
|
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