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
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
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