Ethiopia vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1611
🏠 One person rent
$393
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$390
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$2099
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
65
61.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
31
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
60
70
😀 Quality of life
15
38
🏙️ Population
105M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 49% more expensive than in Kenya ($586). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 158th 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 0.7 months in Kenya. Ranked 182nd and 126th 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
$5.96
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$43.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$6399

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$923
3.04M
Gondar
$885
324K
Awasa
$840
300K
Mekelle
$800
324K
Bahir Dar
$883
243K
Jimma
$871
178K
Dire Dawa
$705
277K
Dessie
$820
188K
Jijiga
$702
159K
Harar
$676
129K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K