Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.7 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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