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Ethiopia vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 33.3% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.8% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 57.5% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 26.3% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 25.0% less in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 45.5% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.7% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Ethiopia

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Greenland, you would:

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pay 76.8% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK152.41	$4.26 ETB655.54	-82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK113.11	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$0.61 ETB93.51	-79.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.35	$0.57 ETB87.20	-82.9%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 57.5% less for groceries

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.96	$1.26 ETB193.73	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK116.18	$4.34 ETB667.36	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK73.24	$5.42 ETB834.53	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$2.28 ETB351.02	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.71	$5.76 ETB886.79	-61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.88	$3.08 ETB473.48	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.89	$0.43 ETB66.40	-81.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.74	$1.06 ETB162.78	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.60	$0.40 ETB62.30	-79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.88	$0.28 ETB42.45	-83.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.17	$0.91 ETB139.43	-55.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 26.3% less for transportation

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.53	$4.81 ETB740.52	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK589.38	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-86.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK262.71	$3.62 ETB556.29	-91.1%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 25.0% less for housing

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-36.4%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 45.5% more for childcare

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+175.6%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.74	$0.90 ETB138.50	-92.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.59	$1.09 ETB167.35	-83.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$5.10 ETB784.81	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$3.75 ETB577.06	-80.1%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Greenland	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK352.75	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	-51.0%
Average			-33.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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