Ethiopia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$393
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
65
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
67
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
60
89
😀 Quality of life
15
81
🏙️ Population
105M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 10% less expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 84th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 182nd and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$13366

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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 Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K