Ethiopia vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Ethiopia Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$3363
🏠 One person rent
$701
$890
🏘️ Family rent
$1147
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.6
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1396
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$29292
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
8.62
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
56
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
59
88
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
132M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1191) is 19% less expensive than in Portugal ($1480). Ethiopia ranked 66th vs 41st for Portugal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 176th and 40th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Ethiopia vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$0.98
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1760
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$84.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.07%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2106
$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.1
$6.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29962
$10961

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Ethiopia vs Portugal

More countries to compare

Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1269
5.7M
Awasa
$996
300K
Gondar
$1017
324K
Bahir Dar
$863
243K
Dire Dawa
$1156
277K
Mekelle
$810
324K
Dessie
$1022
188K
Jimma
$775
178K
Harar
$1153
157K
Jijiga
$1152
126K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1953
546K
Sintra
$1616
386K
Cascais
$1720
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1501
304K
Porto
$1569
232K
Seixal
$1416
167K
Braga
$1416
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1254
138K
Oeiras
$1806
172K
Gondomar
$1508
164K
Matosinhos
$1720
173K
Amadora
$1529
171K
Almada
$1697
177K
Maia
$1913
135K
Coimbra
$1360
141K
Guimaraes
$1463
157K
Loures
$1540
202K
Odivelas
$1553
148K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1283
137K
Leiria
$1371
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1260
134K
Setubal
$1469
123K
Valongo
$1500
93.9K
Funchal
$1682
106K
Vila do Conde
$1260
79.5K
Barcelos
$1062
117K
Torres Vedras
$1636
79.5K
Paredes
$1375
86.9K
Aveiro
$1414
78.5K
Agualva-Cacem
$1568
81.8K