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
ETB428.79
|
$6.88
zł27.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB313.48
|
$5.95
zł23.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.55
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.08
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.21
|
$0.94
zł3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB239.46
|
$3.34
zł13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB215.66
|
$2.82
zł11.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB124.72
|
$2.49
zł9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB200.36
|
$2.20
zł8.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB104.75
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.67
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.35
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.29
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.91
|
$0.29
zł1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.54
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB176.11
|
$5.68
zł22.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB615.76
|
$23.91
zł95.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,455,427.82
|
$19,787.24
zł79,041.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB229.51
|
$6.31
zł25.22
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,328.96
|
$12.94
zł51.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,799.61
|
$480.05
zł1,917.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,503.94
|
$406.85
zł1,625.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,671.89
|
$148.56
zł593.42
|
|
pay 58.1% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,174.52
|
$228.50
zł912.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,574,987.68
|
$4,467.72
zł17,846.52
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.98
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.93
|
$2.45
zł9.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB223.91
|
$4.13
zł16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,743.53
|
$27.45
zł109.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB223.91
|
$5.63
zł22.48
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,506.68
|
$64.65
zł258.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,013.02
|
$30.33
zł121.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,615.42
|
$66.37
zł265.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,403.04
|
$75.24
zł300.53
|
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