Ethiopia vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2940
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$685
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1102
$375
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$1011
$637
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
9
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
59
17
😀 Quality of life
23
7
🏙️ Population
132M
19M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1210) is 71% more expensive than in Somalia ($708). Ethiopia ranked 61st vs 146th for Somalia 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 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 170th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$1.07
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$93.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$118
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.53%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2482
$4690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$8891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.99
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.65
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$3.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$1.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.44
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$50.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.9
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29978
$565

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1289
5.7M
Awasa
$1031
300K
Bahir Dar
$864
243K
Mekelle
$826
324K
Gondar
$1016
324K
Dessie
$1039
188K
Dire Dawa
$1175
277K
Jimma
$802
178K
Harar
$1175
157K
Jijiga
$1169
126K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$694
760K
Mogadishu
$715
2.12M
Baidoa
$724
598K
Borama
$502
68.1K