Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 85.1% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 82.3% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Iran	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$4.00 ETB654.34	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 IRR5M	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 IRR728K	$0.61 ETB99.06	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 IRR1M	$0.66 ETB107.50	-35.0%
Average			+19.3%

Iran vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.1% more for groceries

	Iran	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 IRR617K	$1.19 ETB194.58	+164.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.73 IRR2M	$3.70 ETB604.57	+114.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48 IRR3M	$4.09 ETB669.40	+65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 IRR2M	$1.77 ETB289.63	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 IRR2M	$4.59 ETB750.34	+255.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR580K	$2.44 ETB399.44	+478.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR934K	$0.30 ETB48.73	-56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR530K	$0.99 ETB161.65	+156.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.31 ETB50.42	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR314K	$0.22 ETB35.99	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR291K	$0.49 ETB79.77	+130.3%
Average			+85.1%

Iran vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.3% more for transportation

	Iran	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.09 IRR1M	$3.53 ETB577.22	+225.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.74 IRR13M	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+116.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$59,259.42 IRR81B	$55,000.00 ETB9M	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IRR4M	$3.53 ETB576.64	+18.4%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Iran	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.43 IRR14M	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+1935.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.16 IRR422M	$706.95 ETB116K	+130.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.04 IRR311M	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.64 IRR15M	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+1373.5%
Average			+203.6%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Iran	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.80 IRR108M	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.79 IRR2B	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+1993.7%
Average			+502.0%

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pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 IRR1M	$0.80 ETB130.87	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR2M	$0.92 ETB150.32	-21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.02 IRR3M	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+295.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR23M	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+159.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.52 IRR2M	$3.75 ETB613.45	+147.5%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Iran	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.86 IRR36M	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.80 IRR40M	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+146.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33 IRR141M	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.05 IRR88M	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+29.1%
Average			+33.0%

Iran vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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