Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 81.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
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