Cost of living comparison
Russia is 59.0% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.54
ETB393.33
|
$10.05
₽633.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.82
ETB251.46
|
$6.50
₽409.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ETB35.76
|
$1.10
₽69.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
ETB22.50
|
$0.57
₽35.90
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ETB26.08
|
$0.74
₽46.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
ETB196.65
|
$6.12
₽385.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
ETB168.24
|
$4.79
₽302.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ETB108.55
|
$1.88
₽118.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
ETB187.74
|
$2.54
₽160.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ETB75.51
|
$0.93
₽58.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
ETB19.51
|
$0.80
₽50.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ETB33.60
|
$0.93
₽58.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
ETB19.73
|
$1.57
₽99.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
ETB11.09
|
$0.48
₽29.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ETB18.82
|
$0.37
₽23.20
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.67
ETB139.36
|
$3.32
₽209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.75
ETB612.95
|
$26.69
₽1,683.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
ETB2,086,647.36
|
$40,723.29
₽2,568,621.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.73
ETB246.75
|
$4.48
₽282.50
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$315.50
ETB16,458.43
|
$9.10
₽573.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.85
ETB24,823.18
|
$429.22
₽27,072.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.40
ETB11,132.09
|
$297.58
₽18,769.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.62
ETB6,240.22
|
$100.47
₽6,337.35
|
|
pay 97.3% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.96
ETB4,379.70
|
$310.74
₽19,599.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB1,391,098.24
|
$6,542.10
₽412,643.12
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB39.12
|
$2.22
₽140.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.68
ETB35.60
|
$2.43
₽153.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.13
ETB163.48
|
$3.03
₽190.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
ETB2,647.14
|
$42.79
₽2,698.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB208.66
|
$5.70
₽359.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.15
ETB1,259.81
|
$87.55
₽5,522.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.85
ETB2,704.82
|
$56.71
₽3,577.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
ETB3,832.85
|
$106.20
₽6,698.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.80
ETB3,432.60
|
$125.51
₽7,916.59
|
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