Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
|
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