Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.5% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 72.3% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 33.9% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$4.00 ETB649.92	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$6.50 ETB1,056.12	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$0.61 ETB98.39	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.66 ETB106.77	+1.6%
Average			+1.8%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.19 ETB193.27	-31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$3.70 ETB600.49	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$4.09 ETB664.88	-63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$1.77 ETB287.67	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$4.59 ETB745.27	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$2.44 ETB396.74	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.30 ETB48.40	-73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.99 ETB160.55	-27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.31 ETB50.08	-78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.22 ETB35.74	-79.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.49 ETB79.23	-49.0%
Average			-50.9%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$3.53 ETB573.32	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$21.11 ETB3,429.97	-39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+66.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$3.53 ETB572.74	-58.5%
Average			-8.5%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.3% more for housing

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$212.33 ETB34,500.08	+907.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$706.95 ETB115K	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$394.55 ETB64,106.75	+35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$156.76 ETB25,471.25	+149.9%
Average			+72.3%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 33.9% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$136.41 ETB22,163.98	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+72.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$0.80 ETB129.98	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$0.92 ETB149.30	-67.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$8.00 ETB1,299.85	+98.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$44.15 ETB7,172.76	+16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$3.75 ETB609.30	-62.4%
Average			-41.0%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$33.14 ETB5,384.49	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$70.86 ETB11,512.92	+117.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$78.65 ETB12,778.76	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$82.70 ETB13,437.86	-10.8%
Average			+1.3%

Taiwan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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