Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Iran

Iran vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 53.8% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 46.0% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 45.2% less in Iran
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Iran

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Iran.

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Iran vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$3.73 IRR5M	-6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$3.95 IRR5M	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$0.53 IRR728K	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.01 IRR1M	+53.8%
Average			-16.2%

Ethiopia vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.45 IRR617K	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$1.73 IRR2M	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$2.48 IRR3M	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$1.16 IRR2M	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$1.29 IRR2M	-71.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.42 IRR580K	-82.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.68 IRR934K	+128.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.39 IRR530K	-61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.26 IRR357K	-15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.23 IRR314K	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.21 IRR291K	-56.6%
Average			-46.0%

Ethiopia vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.2% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$1.09 IRR1M	-69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$9.74 IRR13M	-53.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$59,259.42 IRR81B	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$2.98 IRR4M	-15.5%
Average			-45.2%

Ethiopia vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$10.43 IRR14M	-95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$307.16 IRR422M	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$226.04 IRR311M	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$10.64 IRR15M	-93.2%
Average			-67.1%

Ethiopia vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$78.80 IRR108M	-42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$1,441.79 IRR2B	-95.2%
Average			-83.4%

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pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$0.82 IRR1M	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$1.17 IRR2M	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$2.02 IRR3M	-74.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$17.00 IRR23M	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$1.52 IRR2M	-59.6%
Average			-42.3%

Ethiopia vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$25.86 IRR36M	-22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$28.80 IRR40M	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$102.33 IRR141M	+30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$64.05 IRR88M	-22.6%
Average			-24.8%

Ethiopia vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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