Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 86.2% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
$9.60
€8.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
$4.50
€4.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
$6.57
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
$30.24
€27.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
$23,112.58
€21,285.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
$13.14
€12.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
$411.89
€379.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
$288.97
€266.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
$146.55
€134.96
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
$398.36
€366.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
$6,476.89
€5,964.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$4.68
€4.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$7.90
€7.27
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
$78.17
€71.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
$43.64
€40.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
$78.57
€72.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
$115.33
€106.21
|
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