Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 22.1% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 92.6% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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