Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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