Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB419.96
|
$15.74
€14.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB307.02
|
$9.09
€8.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.81
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.63
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.53
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB234.53
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB211.22
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.15
|
$3.14
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB196.24
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB102.59
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.18
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.33
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB16.93
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.69
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.22
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB172.48
|
$8.02
€7.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB603.07
|
$38.40
€35.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,425,437.00
|
$25,887.08
€24,163.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB224.78
|
$18.65
€17.41
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,095.52
|
$30.75
€28.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,226.76
|
$608.10
€567.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,205.07
|
$488.80
€456.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,555.01
|
$151.72
€141.61
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,088.50
|
$459.30
€428.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,521,927.00
|
$9,604.44
€8,964.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.12
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.08
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$6.30
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,666.39
|
$51.79
€48.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$9.32
€8.70
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,475.63
|
$80.37
€75.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,950.93
|
$36.54
€34.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,540.92
|
$89.56
€83.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,312.31
|
$114.84
€107.19
|
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