Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 5.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of India, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 19.8 times more for childcare
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 79.7% more for clothing
India
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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