Ethiopia vs Kyrgyzstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Kyrgyzstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$393
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$544
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$24.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$277
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$1655
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.64
❤️ Life expectancy
65
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
60
33
😀 Quality of life
15
34
🏙️ Population
105M
6.69M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 48% more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan ($593). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 156th for Kyrgyzstan 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 0.5 months in Kyrgyzstan. Ranked 182nd and 138th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Kyrgyzstan

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Kyrgyzstan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Kyrgyzstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$18.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$29
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
17.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$8.64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$5.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$5127

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Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Kyrgyzstan

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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 Kyrgyzstan

City Cost of living Population
Bishkek
$653
1.12M
Osh
$475
353K
Tokmok
$398
53.2K
Jalal-Abad
$515
89K
Naryn
$504
34.8K
Talas
$532
32.9K
Kant
$560
21.4K
Toktogul
$529
16.4K
Cholpon-Ata
$488
11.5K