Ethiopia vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$624
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.6
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$169
$349
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$4181
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
39
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
10%
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
22
50
🏙️ Population
132M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1081) is 102% more expensive than in Tunisia ($534). Ethiopia ranked 84th vs 180th for Tunisia 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 Tunisia. Ranked 173rd and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$0.94
$0.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.83%
11.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$6.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.37
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30081
$3214

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1148
5.7M
Gondar
$923
324K
Mekelle
$748
324K
Awasa
$910
300K
Dire Dawa
$1050
277K
Bahir Dar
$800
243K
Dessie
$931
188K
Jimma
$746
178K
Harar
$1050
157K
Jijiga
$1045
126K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$633
603K
Sfax
$487
273K
Sousse
$583
222K
Kairouan
$460
187K
Gabes
$403
116K
Bizerte
$391
143K
Aryanah
$547
123K
Gafsa
$418
121K
La Marsa
$592
93K
Nabeul
$519
84.3K