Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 41.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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