Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 11.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$7.66
ETB419.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$5.60
ETB307.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.64
ETB34.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.39
ETB21.63
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.59
ETB32.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$4.28
ETB234.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.76
|
$3.85
ETB211.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
$2.23
ETB122.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.54
|
$3.58
ETB196.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.87
ETB102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.42
ETB23.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.88
ETB48.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.31
ETB16.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.19
ETB10.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.28
ETB15.22
|
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pay 54.5% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$3.15
ETB172.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.60
|
$11.00
ETB603.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,425,437.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.09
|
$4.10
ETB224.78
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
$202.38
ETB11,095.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
$496.62
ETB27,226.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.61
|
$259.10
ETB14,205.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
$101.32
ETB5,555.01
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
$74.57
ETB4,088.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,521,927.00
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.98
|
$0.75
ETB41.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$0.73
ETB40.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.55
|
$66.88
ETB3,666.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.62
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
$26.92
ETB1,475.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
$53.83
ETB2,950.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
$64.59
ETB3,540.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.92
|
$78.66
ETB4,312.31
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