Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 2.0 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$2.04
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$4.54
€4.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$40.13
€37.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$23,638.17
€21,951.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$32.62
€30.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$563.47
€523.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$467.27
€433.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$54.81
€50.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$359.15
€333.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$5,497.25
€5,105.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$7.97
€7.40
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$82.46
€76.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$76.96
€71.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$97.85
€90.87
|
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