Cost of living comparison
France is 2.5 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in France instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
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