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Ethiopia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 58.1% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 87.8% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 58.3% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$4.26 ETB655.54	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$0.61 ETB93.51	-48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$0.57 ETB87.20	+27.6%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 87.8% more for groceries

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$1.26 ETB193.73	+88.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$4.34 ETB667.36	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$5.42 ETB834.53	+57.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$2.28 ETB351.02	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$5.76 ETB886.79	+134.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$3.08 ETB473.48	+397.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$0.43 ETB66.40	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$1.06 ETB162.78	+100.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$0.40 ETB62.30	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$0.28 ETB42.45	-5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.91 ETB139.43	+266.3%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$4.81 ETB740.52	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-58.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	$3.62 ETB556.29	-52.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+852.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+160.5%
Average			+279.5%

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pay 58.3% more for childcare

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+198.7%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$0.90 ETB138.50	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$1.09 ETB167.35	-62.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$5.10 ETB784.81	+142.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$3.75 ETB577.06	-34.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Turkey	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+35.5%
Average			+24.2%

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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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