Cost of living comparison
compared to
Lithuania vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary
Lithuania is 14.7% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
Lithuania vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
ETB644.97
|
$11.74
€10.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
ETB1,048.07
|
$7.87
€7.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
ETB97.64
|
$2.61
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ETB105.96
|
$2.25
€2.01
|
|
Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.0% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
ETB191.79
|
$1.58
€1.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ETB595.91
|
$5.60
€5.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
ETB659.80
|
$5.10
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
ETB285.48
|
$3.09
€2.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.59
ETB739.59
|
$3.19
€2.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
ETB393.72
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
ETB48.03
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
ETB159.33
|
$0.82
€0.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB49.69
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
ETB35.47
|
$0.37
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB78.62
|
$0.40
€0.36
|
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Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
ETB568.95
|
$6.94
€6.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.11
ETB3,403.80
|
$32.25
€28.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,000.00
ETB9M
|
$27,308.11
€24,383.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.53
ETB568.38
|
$9.85
€8.79
|
|
Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$212.33
ETB34,236.91
|
$14.62
€13.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.95
ETB114K
|
$487.51
€435.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$394.55
ETB63,617.72
|
$337.38
€301.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.76
ETB25,276.95
|
$156.91
€140.11
|
|
Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of housing
pay 13.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.41
ETB21,994.91
|
$551.61
€492.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,187.50
ETB5M
|
$9,536.02
€8,514.68
|
|
Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of childcare
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
ETB128.99
|
$5.26
€4.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
ETB148.16
|
$3.34
€2.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
ETB1,289.93
|
$5.89
€5.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.15
ETB7,118.04
|
$40.48
€36.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
ETB604.65
|
$9.37
€8.37
|
|
Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 46.1% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
ETB5,343.42
|
$103.76
€92.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.86
ETB11,425.10
|
$45.79
€40.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.65
ETB12,681.28
|
$91.90
€82.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
ETB13,335.35
|
$159.27
€142.22
|
|
Ethiopia vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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