Cost of living comparison
India is 36.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in India instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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