Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 6.1% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Russia
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Russia

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

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Russia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.4% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$10.83 RUB894.72	+170.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$6.39 RUB528.16	-1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.16 RUB95.62	+91.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.60 RUB49.27	-9.3%
Average			+64.4%

Ethiopia vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.77 RUB63.38	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$5.51 RUB455.14	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$4.39 RUB362.53	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$1.57 RUB129.78	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.44 RUB201.91	-46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.84 RUB69.40	-65.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.80 RUB66.30	+169.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.81 RUB67.22	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.33 RUB109.55	+330.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.35 RUB29.18	+60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.28 RUB23.52	-41.6%
Average			+3.7%

Ethiopia vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$3.08 RUB254.77	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	+14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$32,081.81 RUB3M	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$5.45 RUB450.28	+54.6%
Average			-12.3%

Ethiopia vs. Russia - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$8.47 RUB700.03	-96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	-15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	-41.1%
Average			-36.0%

Ethiopia vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+195.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$9,958.40 RUB823K	-67.0%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.06 RUB170.10	+157.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.73 RUB225.71	+197.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$2.85 RUB235.62	-64.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.26 RUB517.18	+66.9%
Average			+47.8%

Ethiopia vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+152.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+34.7%
Average			+43.5%

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