Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Germany

Germany vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Germany is 70.9% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Germany
Groceries: pay 72.4% more in Germany
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Germany
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Germany
Childcare: pay 47.5% more in Germany
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Germany
Clothing: pay 36.5% more in Germany

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Germany are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Germany.

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Germany vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Germany instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Germany
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$16.14 €14.37	+303.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$12.34 €10.98	+89.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$3.38 €3.00	+457.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$2.93 €2.61	+345.9%
Average			+223.3%

Ethiopia vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.4% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Germany
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$2.14 €1.91	+80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$7.24 €6.44	+95.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$4.98 €4.43	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.69 €3.29	+108.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$5.17 €4.60	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.44 €1.28	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.91 €0.81	+205.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.01 €0.90	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.87 €1.67	+508.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.63 €0.56	+187.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.60 €0.53	+23.1%
Average			+72.4%

Ethiopia vs. Germany - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Germany
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$8.07 €7.19	+128.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$65.73 €58.50	+211.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$32,242.72 €28,697.18	-41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$26.60 €23.68	+654.7%
Average			+85.1%

Ethiopia vs. Germany - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Germany
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$45.10 €40.14	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$839.53 €747.21	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$674.34 €600.19	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$256.19 €228.02	+63.4%
Average			+32.2%

Ethiopia vs. Germany - Cost of housing

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pay 47.5% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Germany
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$525.85 €468.02	+285.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$17,045.97 €15,171.52	-43.5%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Germany
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$5.03 €4.48	+528.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.91 €3.48	+325.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$9.66 €8.60	+20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$39.74 €35.37	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$14.03 €12.49	+274.2%
Average			+166.4%

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pay 36.5% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Germany
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$89.23 €79.42	+169.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$44.05 €39.20	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$100.05 €89.05	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$134.94 €120.10	+63.2%
Average			+36.5%

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