Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB421.86
|
$17.09
£13.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB308.41
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.97
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.72
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.68
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB235.59
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB212.18
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.70
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB197.13
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB103.06
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.28
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.55
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.01
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.74
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.29
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB173.27
|
$7.31
£5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB605.81
|
$91.63
£73.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,431,913.26
|
$25,486.21
£20,576.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB225.80
|
$16.30
£13.16
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,145.93
|
$37.72
£30.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,350.46
|
$1,053.04
£850.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,269.61
|
$836.18
£675.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,580.25
|
$183.29
£147.98
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,107.07
|
$1,186.33
£957.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,533,385.00
|
$16,551.73
£13,363.25
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.31
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.26
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB220.29
|
$14.82
£11.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,683.05
|
$41.78
£33.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB220.29
|
$11.97
£9.67
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,482.34
|
$73.74
£59.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,964.34
|
$38.00
£30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,557.01
|
$79.51
£64.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,331.90
|
$80.83
£65.26
|
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