Ethiopia vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$393
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$3442
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
65
74
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
38
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
60
57
😀 Quality of life
15
45
🏙️ Population
105M
37.1M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 39% more expensive than in Morocco ($630). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 147th for Morocco 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 Morocco. Ranked 182nd and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 22 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 Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$3914

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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 Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$826
3.5M
Fez
$529
1.11M
Marrakesh
$609
929K
Sale
$533
850K
Tangier
$661
948K
Rabat
$717
573K
Safi
$470
309K
Oujda
$488
494K
Meknes
$424
520K
Tetouan
$504
381K
Mohammedia
$627
209K
Agadir
$533
422K
Kenitra
$520
431K
Temara
$574
314K
Laayoune
$536
218K
Beni Mellal
$445
193K
El Jadida
$503
195K
Ait Melloul
$508
172K
Nador
$457
162K
Khouribga
$437
196K
Essaouira
$625
78K
Taghazout
$516
5.26K