Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.8 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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