Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 44.9% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Mali
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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