Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 18.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.33
€11.12
|
$7.54
ETB393.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
€7.64
|
$4.82
ETB251.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.82
|
$0.69
ETB35.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
€1.21
|
$0.43
ETB22.50
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
$0.50
ETB26.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€5.23
|
$3.77
ETB196.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.14
€3.09
|
$3.23
ETB168.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
€2.03
|
$2.08
ETB108.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
€2.68
|
$3.60
ETB187.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.81
|
$1.45
ETB75.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.79
|
$0.37
ETB19.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.64
ETB33.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.82
|
$0.38
ETB19.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$0.21
ETB11.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.58
|
$0.36
ETB18.82
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
€5.96
|
$2.67
ETB139.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€37.87
|
$11.75
ETB612.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,470.28
€21,076.67
|
$40,000.00
ETB2,086,647.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.16
€12.92
|
$4.73
ETB246.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.74
€39.99
|
$315.50
ETB16,458.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$646.42
€634.57
|
$475.85
ETB24,823.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.31
€512.73
|
$213.40
ETB11,132.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.36
€93.61
|
$119.62
ETB6,240.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$330.89
€324.83
|
$83.96
ETB4,379.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,816.46
€6,691.49
|
$26,666.67
ETB1,391,098.24
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
€2.39
|
$0.75
ETB39.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.67
|
$0.68
ETB35.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.18
€5.09
|
$3.13
ETB163.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.02
€40.26
|
$50.74
ETB2,647.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.04
€7.90
|
$4.00
ETB208.66
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
€71.83
|
$24.15
ETB1,259.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.09
€29.54
|
$51.85
ETB2,704.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.32
€70.01
|
$73.47
ETB3,832.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.55
€85.95
|
$65.80
ETB3,432.60
|
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