Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 95.2% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
|
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