Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 10.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
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Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB856.00
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB749.00
|
$6.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.95
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB64.03
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.69
|
$1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB547.59
|
$2.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB682.78
|
$4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB309.38
|
$1.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB740.77
|
$2.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB354.18
|
$0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.61
|
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.56
|
$0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.27
|
$0.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.25
|
$0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.36
|
$0.47
|
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pay 59.9% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB558.16
|
$2.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,201.22
|
$17.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,063,116.18
|
$22,909.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.90
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,313.79
|
$33.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,642.09
|
$347.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,697.98
|
$270.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,995.84
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 38.6% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,999.11
|
$219.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,275,366.75
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB120.12
|
$2.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.84
|
$2.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB480.49
|
$5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,702.60
|
$32.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB600.61
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,818.24
|
$52.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,887.51
|
$44.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,104.63
|
$95.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,812.02
|
$81.02
|
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