Ethiopia vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$540
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.2
$36.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$858
💸 GDP per capita
$1294
$12017
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
65.6
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
46
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
26%
🎓 Higher education
60
62
😀 Quality of life
16
58
🏙️ Population
105M
617K

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1002) is 4% less expensive than in Montenegro ($1040). Ethiopia ranked 85th vs 79th for Montenegro 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 0.8 months in Montenegro. Ranked 175th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Montenegro 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 Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.24
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$820
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.51%
5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2662
$2507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$8.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.4
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.69
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.25
$6.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3359
$7506

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1103
5.23M
Gondar
$946
324K
Awasa
$810
300K
Mekelle
$686
324K
Bahir Dar
$799
243K
Jimma
$590
178K
Dessie
$814
188K
Dire Dawa
$667
277K
Jijiga
$671
159K
Harar
$626
129K

In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1035
151K
Ulcinj
$1045
19.9K
Cetinje
$895
14K
Budva
$1191
13.3K
Plav
$1053
13.8K
Bar
$1059
13.7K
Berane
$1046
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1076
3.59K
Kotor
$1146
961