Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 8.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.68
|
$6.00
ETB756.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.27
|
$6.24
ETB786.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.75
|
$0.78
ETB99.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.23
|
$0.50
ETB63.35
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
$1.20
ETB151.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.42
|
$4.85
ETB612.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.65
|
$6.08
ETB766.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
$2.65
ETB334.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.91
|
$5.65
ETB712.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.96
|
$3.30
ETB416.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.51
ETB63.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.99
|
$1.08
ETB136.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.11
|
$0.39
ETB48.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.31
ETB39.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.79
ETB100.19
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.55
|
$4.88
ETB615.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.13
|
$10.00
ETB1,261.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,350.96
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,153,818.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.47
|
$3.67
ETB462.35
|
|
pay 45.5% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.94
|
$171.17
ETB21,593.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£976.47
|
$645.10
ETB81,381.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£801.57
|
$422.74
ETB53,330.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£179.98
|
$124.84
ETB15,748.68
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,175.90
|
$81.47
ETB10,278.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,627.88
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,540,207.61
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.42
|
$1.00
ETB126.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.24
|
$1.15
ETB145.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.72
|
$4.00
ETB504.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.58
|
$90.59
ETB11,428.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.13
|
$6.70
ETB845.22
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£61.58
|
$48.33
ETB6,097.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.51
|
$75.17
ETB9,482.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£70.95
|
$108.84
ETB13,730.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£75.95
|
$119.32
ETB15,052.76
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