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Ethiopia vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 14.3% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 35.3% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, clothing, and housing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 54.4% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,387	$4.26 ETB655.54	-67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,297	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA778	$0.61 ETB93.51	-55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA887	$0.57 ETB87.20	-63.9%
Average			-54.4%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,426	$1.26 ETB193.73	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,636	$4.34 ETB667.36	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,000	$5.42 ETB834.53	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,734	$2.28 ETB351.02	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,782	$5.76 ETB886.79	+82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA611	$3.08 ETB473.48	+184.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA604	$0.43 ETB66.40	-59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,044	$1.06 ETB162.78	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA722	$0.40 ETB62.30	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA615	$0.28 ETB42.45	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA550	$0.91 ETB139.43	-6.7%
Average			-9.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,876	$4.81 ETB740.52	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,778	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,490	$3.62 ETB556.29	-72.7%
Average			-14.4%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,958	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA559,342	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA222,811	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA148,731	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-53.6%
Average			+14.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA171,910	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+400.3%
Average			+165.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of childcare

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pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,755	$0.90 ETB138.50	-71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,687	$1.09 ETB167.35	-77.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,215	$5.10 ETB784.81	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,733	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	-1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,894	$3.75 ETB577.06	-64.0%
Average			-36.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.3% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,569	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,862	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+86.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,537	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,252	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+43.9%
Average			+35.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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