Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.3 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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