Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 10.3% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 84.1% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 47.3% less for restaurants

	Romania	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$4.00 ETB654.34	-59.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$0.61 ETB99.06	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$0.66 ETB107.50	-58.2%
Average			-47.3%

Romania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Romania	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.19 ETB194.58	+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$3.70 ETB604.57	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$4.09 ETB669.40	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$1.77 ETB289.63	-39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$4.59 ETB750.34	+70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$2.44 ETB399.44	+377.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.30 ETB48.73	-55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$0.99 ETB161.65	+51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$0.31 ETB50.42	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.22 ETB35.99	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.49 ETB79.77	+35.5%
Average			-2.0%

Romania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Romania	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$3.53 ETB577.22	-46.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+103.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$3.53 ETB576.64	-46.9%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 84.1% more for housing

	Romania	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+2380.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$706.95 ETB116K	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+46.3%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Romania	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+323.7%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$0.80 ETB130.87	-63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$0.92 ETB150.32	-62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$3.75 ETB613.45	-47.4%
Average			-38.8%

Romania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Romania	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+99.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-2.9%
Average			+1.3%

Romania vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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