Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.2 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in United States instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB866.55
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB758.23
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB99.15
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB64.82
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB132.30
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB554.34
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB691.20
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB313.20
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB749.90
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB358.55
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB59.33
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB133.18
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.84
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.67
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB92.48
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB565.04
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,216.03
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,100,869.16
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB471.64
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,539.51
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB75,562.05
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB43,224.24
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,180.67
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB10,122.34
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,340,385.77
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.60
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB134.47
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB486.41
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,822.18
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB608.01
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,877.62
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,972.40
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,241.50
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,957.60
|
$113.11
|
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