Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 89.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.23
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.02
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.63
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.55
|
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.22
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.96
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.70
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.94
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.61
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.31
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.53
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM690.52
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.33
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.75
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.41
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.27
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM268.21
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
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