Ethiopia vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3862
🏠 One person rent
$653
$808
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$1361
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$1947
💸 GDP per capita
$1272
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
54
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
59
92
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
129M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1180) is 27% less expensive than in Italy ($1613). Ethiopia ranked 68th vs 32nd for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 175th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Italy

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$1.22
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.22%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$4780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.09
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.11
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.47
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$191
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.3
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29902
$11006

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1257
5.7M
Gondar
$987
324K
Mekelle
$806
324K
Awasa
$1015
300K
Dire Dawa
$1140
277K
Bahir Dar
$845
243K
Jimma
$806
178K
Dessie
$1011
188K
Harar
$1136
157K
Jijiga
$1138
126K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1930
2.75M
Milan
$2291
1.35M
Turin
$1615
842K
Naples
$1594
913K
Genoa
$1645
559K
Palermo
$1311
630K
Bologna
$1758
388K
Florence
$1805
361K
Catania
$1281
312K
Bari
$1613
316K
Verona
$1647
256K
Venice
$1744
250K
Padua
$1775
206K
Prato
$1634
196K
Messina
$1232
219K
Brescia
$1611
196K
Trieste
$1601
198K
Parma
$1616
197K
Modena
$1718
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1436
170K
Taranto
$1250
188K
Ravenna
$1403
156K
Rimini
$1580
149K
Perugia
$1227
162K
Cagliari
$1622
148K
Bergamo
$1678
120K
Foggia
$1347
145K
Livorno
$1520
153K
Monza
$1777
122K
Trento
$1584
118K