Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 32.3% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.30
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.66
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.63
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.24
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.52
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.87
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.53
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.62
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
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