Ethiopia vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$624
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$169
$212
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
30
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
59
67
😀 Quality of life
22
38
🏙️ Population
132M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1081) is 50% more expensive than in Kenya ($721). Ethiopia ranked 84th vs 150th for Kenya 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 0.3 months in Kenya. Ranked 173rd and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.83%
14.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.37
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30081
$9327

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Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Kenya

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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 Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$807
5.55M
Mombasa
$611
1.21M
Kisumu
$549
398K
Nakuru
$532
308K
Eldoret
$513
289K
Thika
$448
279K
Malindi
$563
120K
Machakos
$415
114K
Mumias
$524
100K
Meru
$543
42.7K