Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 1.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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