Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 4.1 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$17.72
€16.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$9.84
€9.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 78.8% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$8.49
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$104.47
€97.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$28,989.41
€27,101.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$23.81
€22.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$44.56
€41.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$1,134.22
€1,060.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$969.29
€906.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$179.88
€168.16
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$1,616.01
€1,510.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$6,406.01
€5,988.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$36.22
€33.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$13.01
€12.16
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$88.46
€82.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$41.75
€39.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$96.66
€90.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$123.64
€115.59
|
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