Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 99.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
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