Cost of living in Ethiopia
Summary of cost of living in Ethiopia
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 88,786 Birr
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 45,511 Birr WARNING! These estimates are based on only a few data points. At the moment, you should treat them only as a best guess.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 230 Birr | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 271 Birr | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 242 Birr | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 31 Birr | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 82 Birr | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 23 Birr | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 157 Birr | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 133 Birr | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 18 Birr | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 32 Birr | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 298 Birr | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 46 Birr | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 17 Birr | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 38,326 Birr | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 23,362 Birr | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 2,232 Birr | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 22,790 Birr | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 10,560 Birr | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 1,684 Birr | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 1,030 Birr | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 11,636 Birr | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 5,478 Birr | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 237 Birr | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 187 Birr | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 861 Birr | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 1,438 Birr | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 2,636 Birr | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 2,222 Birr | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 1,056,110 Birr | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 21 Birr | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 574 Birr | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 191 Birr | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 482 Birr | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 636 Birr | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 92 Birr | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 218 Birr | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 156 Birr | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 70 Birr | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 111 Birr | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 199 Birr | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 578 Birr | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 199 Birr | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 1,000 Birr | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 1,807 Birr | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 429 Birr | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 45 Birr | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 51 Birr | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | - | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 5.00 Birr | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 1,789 Birr | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 163 Birr | ||
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Map of Cost of Living in Ethiopia
This map shows only the top cities in Ethiopia. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
List of all cities available in Ethiopia
| Addis Ababa | Arba Minch' | Bahir Dar |
| Debre Birhan | Debre Mark'os | Dire Dawa |
| Gondar | Harar | Inda Silase |
| Jijiga | Jima | Kombolcha |
| Nazret | Shashamane |
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% cheaper than in Mombasa
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 75% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 20% cheaper than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% cheaper than in Billings, Montana
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% cheaper than in Durham, North Carolina
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% cheaper than in Xian
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 63% cheaper than in Atlanta, Georgia
- Cost of living in Bahir Dar is 20% more expensive than in Addis Ababa
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% cheaper than in Polokwane
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 70% cheaper than in Seattle, Washington
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% cheaper than in Stockholm
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 59% cheaper than in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is about the same as in Almaty
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% cheaper than in Bucharest
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% cheaper than in Medellín
- Cost of living in Dire Dawa is 26% cheaper than in Detroit, Michigan
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 82% cheaper than in Beirut
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% cheaper than in Tijuana
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% cheaper than in Turin
- Cost of living in Addis Ababa is 5% cheaper than in Colombo