Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 36.0% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 43.5% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 13.5% less in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 90.2% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK139.16	$4.00 ETB654.34	-71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK106.72	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.69	$0.61 ETB99.06	-75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.50	$0.66 ETB107.50	-68.2%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.96	$1.19 ETB194.58	-57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.73	$3.70 ETB604.57	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK60.17	$4.09 ETB669.40	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.96	$1.77 ETB289.63	-58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK52.06	$4.59 ETB750.34	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.45	$2.44 ETB399.44	+80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.35	$0.30 ETB48.73	-74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.83	$0.99 ETB161.65	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK19.15	$0.31 ETB50.42	-84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.53	$0.22 ETB35.99	-71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.23	$0.49 ETB79.77	-33.1%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 43.5% less for transportation

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.87	$3.53 ETB577.22	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK770.99	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK317K	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+72.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK225.41	$3.53 ETB576.64	-84.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 13.5% less for housing

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK378.26	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+456.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	$706.95 ETB116K	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK968.44	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+60.5%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 90.2% more for childcare

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+311.2%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.98	$0.80 ETB130.87	-89.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK44.08	$0.92 ETB150.32	-79.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.80	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK407.65	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK154.45	$3.75 ETB613.45	-75.9%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Sweden	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK905.76	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK445.93	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK942.07	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-44.4%
Average			-28.4%

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