Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.8 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 92.3% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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