Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.2 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
$16.98
£13.14
|
|
pay 70.9% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
$94.66
£73.27
|
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