Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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