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Ethiopia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.3 times more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 51.4% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 5.4 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 78.7% more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,099.97	$4.26 ETB655.54	-42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS50,829.22	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	+51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS8,982.66	$0.61 ETB93.51	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,271.84	$0.57 ETB87.20	+57.4%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,638.34	$1.26 ETB193.73	+125.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS44,915.91	$4.34 ETB667.36	+14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,131.35	$5.42 ETB834.53	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,750.56	$2.28 ETB351.02	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS19,981.69	$5.76 ETB886.79	+242.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,105.36	$3.08 ETB473.48	+498.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,178.38	$0.43 ETB66.40	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,183.00	$1.06 ETB162.78	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,159.79	$0.40 ETB62.30	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS2,985.63	$0.28 ETB42.45	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,731.94	$0.91 ETB139.43	+520.9%
Average			+129.4%

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pay 51.4% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,119.44	$4.81 ETB740.52	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS88,482.34	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	+61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS320,047,020.89	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+104.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS37,705.44	$3.62 ETB556.29	+13.8%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS125,665.24	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+1129.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,570,295.37	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+171.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,502,857.56	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+143.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS363,748.79	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+298.0%
Average			+435.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,006,620.88	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS68,596,969.79	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+422.3%
Average			+189.0%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,242.39	$0.90 ETB138.50	-38.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS20,969.36	$1.09 ETB167.35	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,084.92	$5.10 ETB784.81	+162.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS650,939.93	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,308.11	$3.75 ETB577.06	-1.8%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 78.7% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS286,204.43	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+86.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS372,393.22	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+139.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS935,416.10	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS807,118.56	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+69.2%
Average			+78.7%

Uzbekistan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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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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