Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.0 times more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Niger, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Niger
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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