Ethiopia vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$624
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.6
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$169
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
59
74
😀 Quality of life
22
49
🏙️ Population
132M
283M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1081) is 99% more expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Ethiopia ranked 84th vs 178th for Indonesia 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 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 173rd and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.83%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.37
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30081
$6178

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Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Indonesia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1148
5.7M
Gondar
$923
324K
Mekelle
$748
324K
Awasa
$910
300K
Dire Dawa
$1050
277K
Bahir Dar
$800
243K
Dessie
$931
188K
Jimma
$746
178K
Harar
$1050
157K
Jijiga
$1045
126K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K