Ethiopia vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2940
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$685
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1102
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$1011
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
77
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
59
88
😀 Quality of life
23
93
🏙️ Population
132M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1210) is 54% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Ethiopia ranked 61st vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 170th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$118
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.53%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2482
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.99
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.65
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.44
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29978
$7481

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K