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Ethiopia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 24.5% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 36.9% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$4.26 ETB655.54	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$0.61 ETB93.51	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$0.57 ETB87.20	-15.4%
Average			-9.7%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$1.26 ETB193.73	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$4.34 ETB667.36	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$5.42 ETB834.53	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$2.28 ETB351.02	-12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$5.76 ETB886.79	+61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$3.08 ETB473.48	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$0.43 ETB66.40	-56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$1.06 ETB162.78	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$0.40 ETB62.30	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.28 ETB42.45	-77.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.91 ETB139.43	-11.8%
Average			-24.6%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$4.81 ETB740.52	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$3.62 ETB556.29	-60.6%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+517.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+122.4%
Average			+200.7%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+81.1%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$0.90 ETB138.50	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$1.09 ETB167.35	-63.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$5.10 ETB784.81	+12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$3.75 ETB577.06	-62.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 36.9% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+140.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+19.5%
Average			+36.9%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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