Ethiopia vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$393
$817
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$1622
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$939
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$11781
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
65
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
70%
🎓 Higher education
60
12
😀 Quality of life
15
60
🏙️ Population
105M
436K

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 31% less expensive than in Maldives ($1263). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 45th for Maldives 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 Maldives. Ranked 182nd and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$88.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$3450

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Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Maldives

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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 Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1284
133K
Hulhumale
$1207
50K