Ethiopia vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$393
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$260
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$6716
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.94
❤️ Life expectancy
65
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
18
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
60
30
😀 Quality of life
15
29
🏙️ Population
105M
6.68M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 107% more expensive than in Libya ($422). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 193rd for Libya 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 0.6 months in Libya. Ranked 182nd and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Libya

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$4.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$152
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$95.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$191
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
19.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$1.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$60.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$995

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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 Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$470
1.29M
Benghazi
$444
632K
Ajdabiya
$403
416K
Misrata
$340
386K
Al-Khums
$389
202K
Gharyan
$407
188K
Tobruk
$402
136K
Derna
$403
128K
Zawiya
$377
199K
Sabha
$391
99K
Sabratha
$386
102K
Zuwarah
$390
80.3K
Yafran
$398
72.7K