Ethiopia vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$393
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$650
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
65
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
16
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
9%
🎓 Higher education
60
25
😀 Quality of life
15
14
🏙️ Population
105M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 73% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 176th for Yemen 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 Yemen. Ranked 182nd and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.96
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$2850

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K