Ethiopia vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2940
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$685
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1102
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1287
💸 GDP per capita
$1011
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
41
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
59
81
😀 Quality of life
23
69
🏙️ Population
132M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1210) is 8% more expensive than in Hungary ($1121). Ethiopia ranked 61st vs 79th for Hungary in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ethiopia compared to 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 170th and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ethiopia Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$118
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.53%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2482
$3671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.99
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.65
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.44
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.5
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29978
$9660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1289
5.7M
Awasa
$1031
300K
Bahir Dar
$864
243K
Mekelle
$826
324K
Gondar
$1016
324K
Dessie
$1039
188K
Dire Dawa
$1175
277K
Jimma
$802
178K
Harar
$1175
157K
Jijiga
$1169
126K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K