Ethiopia vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$1780
🏠 One person rent
$701
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1147
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$269
💸 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
40
🏙️ Population
132M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1191) is 67% more expensive than in Kenya ($712). Ethiopia ranked 66th vs 149th 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 0.1 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.4 months in Kenya. Ranked 176th and 131st 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
$4.08
$4.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$0.98
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1760
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.07%
14.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$2038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29962
$8144

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1269
5.7M
Awasa
$996
300K
Gondar
$1017
324K
Bahir Dar
$863
243K
Dire Dawa
$1156
277K
Mekelle
$810
324K
Dessie
$1022
188K
Jimma
$775
178K
Harar
$1153
157K
Jijiga
$1152
126K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$797
5.55M
Mombasa
$604
1.21M
Nakuru
$508
308K
Eldoret
$520
289K
Kisumu
$533
398K
Thika
$455
279K
Machakos
$419
114K
Malindi
$553
120K
Mumias
$505
100K
Meru
$542
42.7K