Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 14.2% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
|
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