Ethiopia vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$393
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
65
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
60
74
😀 Quality of life
15
44
🏙️ Population
105M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 99% more expensive than in India ($441). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 191st for India 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 182nd and 109th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs India

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and India as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$2011

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$923
3.04M
Gondar
$885
324K
Awasa
$840
300K
Mekelle
$800
324K
Bahir Dar
$883
243K
Jimma
$871
178K
Dire Dawa
$705
277K
Dessie
$820
188K
Jijiga
$702
159K
Harar
$676
129K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M