Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
|
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