Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.4 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 53.8% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES396.95
|
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES515.38
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.68
|
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.31
|
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.95
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES432.89
|
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES343.33
|
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES188.15
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES297.05
|
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.17
|
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.38
|
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.20
|
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.64
|
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.54
|
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.22
|
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES512.05
|
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,299.32
|
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,262,410.89
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,287.89
|
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,177.14
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,376.74
|
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,326.25
|
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,143.22
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,752.52
|
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES689,234.26
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES233.57
|
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES177.22
|
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES232.54
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,323.16
|
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES635.32
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,574.56
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,606.36
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,405.88
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,520.78
|
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ethiopia or Kenya. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.