Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 27.9% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.06
|
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.78
|
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.61
|
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.54
|
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.14
|
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.79
|
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
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