Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 49.3% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
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Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB430.48
|
$2.69
E£83.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB314.71
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.69
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.17
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.34
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.41
|
$1.23
E£37.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB216.51
|
$2.42
E£74.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.21
|
$1.12
E£34.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.15
|
$1.58
E£48.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.17
|
$0.40
E£12.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.76
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.54
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.35
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.96
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.60
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB176.81
|
$1.02
E£31.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB618.18
|
$7.97
E£246.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,461,164.41
|
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.41
|
$1.85
E£57.01
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,373.62
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,909.18
|
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,561.11
|
$71.02
E£2,194.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,694.24
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,190.97
|
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,585,137.03
|
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.15
|
$1.45
E£44.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.09
|
$1.03
E£31.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB224.79
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,758.28
|
$15.18
E£469.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB224.79
|
$3.13
E£96.64
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,512.62
|
$17.23
E£532.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,024.89
|
$28.02
E£865.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,629.67
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,420.40
|
$28.91
E£893.43
|
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