Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 18.4% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Poland
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Poland
Housing: pay 0.8% less in Poland
Childcare: pay 18.2% less in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.7% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Poland

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Poland are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Poland. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Poland.

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Poland vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$10.02 PLN38.91	+150.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$8.33 PLN32.36	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$2.06 PLN7.99	+239.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.69 PLN6.55	+156.8%
Average			+104.7%

Ethiopia vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.26 PLN4.91	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$4.34 PLN16.87	+17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$3.75 PLN14.56	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.32 PLN12.89	+87.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.84 PLN11.04	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.51 PLN1.99	-79.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.72 PLN2.79	+141.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.77 PLN3.00	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.22 PLN4.76	+297.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.38 PLN1.49	+73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.45 PLN1.76	-7.0%
Average			+11.6%

Ethiopia vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$6.15 PLN23.90	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$30.85 PLN119.83	+46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$30,440.20 PLN118K	-44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$8.65 PLN33.58	+145.3%
Average			+22.3%

Ethiopia vs. Poland - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$16.87 PLN65.54	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	+33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$213.80 PLN830.55	+36.4%
Average			-0.8%

Ethiopia vs. Poland - Cost of housing

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+175.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	-75.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$3.44 PLN13.36	+329.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.38 PLN13.13	+267.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$5.25 PLN20.38	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$36.23 PLN140.74	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$7.22 PLN28.04	+92.4%
Average			+86.7%

Ethiopia vs. Poland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$81.02 PLN314.75	+144.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$36.65 PLN142.38	-48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$85.93 PLN333.81	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$95.22 PLN369.91	+15.1%
Average			+12.3%

Ethiopia vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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