Cost of living comparison
Poland is 46.2% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 72.9% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 58.1% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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