Cost of Living in
Ethiopia

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$802	$1944
Without rent	$438	$1253
Rent & Utilities	$457.8	$865.39
Food	$300	$918
Transport	$44.01	$120.78
Monthly salary after tax	$218.89
Human freedom index	5.43
Life expectancy	71.84
English speaking %	0.18%
Population	109.2M

The cost of living in Ethiopia is $802, which is 1.3 times less expensive than the world average. Ethiopia is ranked 117th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Ethiopia is $218.89, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Ethiopia as a population-weighted mean of 125 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$802	117 / 208
Without rent	$438	117 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$457.8	93 / 208
Food	$300	107 / 208
Transport	$44.01	151 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	507.05$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	328.71$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1633.17$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	715.91$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	111.57$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	130.7$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	14.37$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.96$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2959$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1942$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.88$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	26.4$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.49$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.92$
Cappuccino	1$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.65$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.42$
Monthly ticket local transport	9.8$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	3.15$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.35$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.37$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.22$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.42$
Eggs, x12	2.2$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.36$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.54$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	16.05$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.71$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.23$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.91$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.94$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.72$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.99$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.33$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.68$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	6.44$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.41$
Cigarette pack	4.16$
Cold medicince, 1 week	2.51$
Hair Shampoo	1.19$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	0.62$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	0.36$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	77.57$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	7.93$
Doctor's visit	12.23$
Haircut, simple	2.31$
Brand Jeans	37.97$
Brand Sneakers	110.41$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	71.88$
International Primary School, 1 year	3954$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Tigray	$1196
2	Amhara Region	$1108
3	North Gondar	$1107
4	Semien Godjam	$1091
5	Sidama	$1080
6	Arsi	$976
7	Gondar (Ethiopia)	$961
8	Shire	$960
9	Adet Province	$955
10	Bahir Dar	$952
11	Keficho Shekicho	$927
12	Wollega	$892
13	Sidamo	$874
14	Amhara	$867
15	Asdabra	$828
16	Gambela	$822
17	Gamo Gofa	$819
18	Jinka	$816
19	Borena	$815
20	Addis Ababa	$815
21	Kele	$815
22	Dire Dawa	$799
23	Afar	$796
24	South Gondar	$777
25	Nefas Mewcha	$764
26	Southern Nations	$755
27	Benishangul-Gumuz	$746
28	Jijiga	$744
29	Shewa	$743
30	Babile	$742
31	East Gojjam	$740
32	SNNPR	$736
33	Sodo	$733
34	Semien	$724
35	Gumuz	$718
36	Awasa	$709
37	Wolega	$702
38	Mersa	$698
39	Hararghe	$694
40	Arba Minch	$694
41	Huruta	$692
42	Jima	$691
43	Himora	$690
44	Mekelle	$688
45	Jimma Province	$687
46	Welo	$683
47	Gonder	$681
48	Oromia	$678
49	Cheraro	$672
50	Dessie	$672
51	Harari	$659
52	Borno (Ethiopia)	$646
53	Denan	$631
54	Awash	$630
55	Bonga	$627
56	Ferfer	$618
57	Negele	$608
58	Semien Shewa	$608
59	North Shoa	$601
60	Somali	$594
61	Bedesa	$591
62	Welega	$586
63	Wollo	$582
64	Northern Shoa	$551
65	Jimma	$524
66	Harar	$519
67	Somali Region	$472
68	North Wollo	$464
69	Monaco	$7654
70	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
71	Singapore	$3385
72	Neuchatel	$3164
73	Ile-de-France	$2736
74	Zurich	$2715
75	California	$2710
76	Queretaro	$2187
77	United States	$2149
78	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
79	Aland	$2038
80	Ostergotland	$1978
81	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
82	Hoki	$1897
83	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
84	Liege	$1878
85	Plzen	$1831
86	South Pyongan	$1816
87	Hokkaido	$1802
88	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
89	Nampo	$1690
90	Jonkoping	$1661
91	Rikuchu	$1633
92	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
93	Caceres	$1564
94	Holguin	$1508
95	Usti nad Labem	$1462
96	Cadiz	$1459
97	Orebro	$1456
98	Kavala	$1444
99	Limon	$1428
100	Al Bahah	$1394
101	Colon (Panama)	$1391
102	Zlin	$1388
103	Vastmanland	$1381
104	Omi	$1355
105	Tacuarembo	$1343
106	Siauliai County	$1329
107	Ahuachapan	$1327
108	Shimosa	$1324
109	Ciego de Avila	$1316
110	Tokai	$1300
111	Xanthi	$1280
112	Dembeni	$1275
113	Panama	$1271
114	Bayamon	$1269
115	Paysandu	$1264
116	Usulutan	$1259
117	Zilina	$1252
118	Hyuga	$1251
119	Guantanamo	$1238
120	Panama	$1234
121	Ioannina	$1231
122	Igdir	$1230
123	Panama Oeste	$1230
124	San-Pedro	$1203
125	Klaipeda	$1201
126	Tillaberi	$1200
127	Etchu	$1194
128	Vlore	$1194
129	Constanta	$1189
130	Kai	$1170
131	Pinar del Rio	$1161
132	Riga Planning Region	$1154
133	Camaguey	$1149
134	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
135	Lodz	$1132
136	Chania	$1130
137	Causeni	$1128
138	Presov	$1128
139	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
140	Kermanshah	$1116
141	Franche-Comte	$1113
142	Yoro	$1112
143	Tekirdag	$1111
144	Zambezia	$1107
145	Bahia	$1102
146	Setubal	$1097
147	Drama	$1085
148	Kastoria	$1081
149	Suo	$1080
150	Balikesir	$1075
151	Thies	$1074
152	Trencin	$1063
153	Serres	$1060
154	Dubasari	$1050
155	Rethymno	$1045
156	Equateur	$1036
157	Espirito Santo	$1034
158	Suchitepequez	$1030
159	Haut-Uele	$1027
160	Gabu	$1019
161	Straseni	$1015
162	Brasov	$1014
163	Goias	$1013
164	Boke	$1007
165	Mexico	$1007
166	Totomi	$995
167	Siauliai	$994
168	Colon (Cuba)	$992
169	Banska Bystrica	$983
170	Panevezys	$969
171	Iasi	$963
172	Sao Paulo	$961
173	Kozuke	$956
174	Klaipeda County	$952
175	Izmir	$949
176	Osumi	$945
177	Kutahya	$934
178	Quilpue	$930
179	Hradec Kralove	$929
180	Kasai	$920
181	Kasai-Oriental	$919
182	Gueckedou	$918
183	Michoacan	$908
184	Eskisehir	$906
185	Extreme-Nord	$900
186	Solola	$897
187	Timis	$890
188	Bafata	$878
189	Kahramanmaras	$878
190	Usak	$877
191	Guatemala	$876
192	Uige	$872
193	Dien Bien	$871
194	Estado de Mexico	$864
195	Yucatan	$864
196	Durres	$856
197	Guaira	$856
198	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
199	Diyarbakir	$850
200	Cotui	$846
201	Ceara	$845
202	Francisco Morazan	$845
203	Botosani	$841
204	Esteli	$838
205	Buzau	$834
206	Botosani	$829
207	Forecariah	$826
208	Kirikkale	$816
209	Maan	$816
210	San Luis Potosi	$814
211	Boyaca	$812
212	Tucuman	$812
213	Caras-Severin	$810
214	Neuquen	$806
215	Bekes	$799
216	Hoki Province	$787
217	Adiyaman	$779
218	Arges	$779
219	Neamt	$777
220	Raska	$771
221	Atlantico	$768
222	Marijampole	$762
223	Para	$756
224	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
225	Ialomita	$751
226	Veszprem	$751
227	Wasit	$751
228	Huila	$747
229	Sirvan	$747
230	Canakkale	$743
231	Aydin	$733
232	Elazig	$730
233	Chisinau	$726
234	Nuevo Leon	$720
235	Shkoder	$718
236	Korce	$710
237	Khuzestan	$708
238	Copiapo	$705
239	Bazega	$694
240	Curico	$692
241	Hamadan	$689
242	Mures	$683
243	Passore	$680
244	Braila	$675
245	Oueme	$671
246	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
247	Iasi	$668
248	Djibouti	$666
249	Rezekne	$664
250	Laayoune	$660
251	Nghe An	$657
252	Awash	$655
253	Elazig	$650
254	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
255	Gilan	$644
256	Meknes	$634
257	Mures	$633
258	Khenifra	$631
259	Tuyen Quang	$628
260	Bacau	$624
261	Paraguari	$622
262	Caras-Severin	$620
263	Piaui	$620
264	Binh Phuoc	$612
265	Osh	$608
266	Chuy Province	$607
267	Vinh Long	$607
268	Anse-a-Veau	$604
269	Dambovita	$604
270	Medias	$602
271	Koulpelogo	$595
272	Anosy	$594
273	Rio San Juan	$590
274	Bac Lieu	$587
275	Ninh Thuan	$585
276	Setif	$582
277	Duzce	$573
278	Ain Beida	$572
279	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
280	Agri	$569
281	Maramures	$569
282	Al Mahwit	$568
283	Hau Giang	$567
284	Dak Lak	$566
285	Al Hoceima	$562
286	Nis	$561
287	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
288	Cadiz	$542
289	Valcea	$542
290	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
291	Bac Giang	$536
292	Soc Trang	$535
293	Miragoane	$533
294	Bechar	$531
295	Menaka	$525
296	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
297	Karbala	$522
298	Lere	$516
299	Stavropol	$514
300	Yen Bai	$513
301	Kirklareli	$512
302	Hajjah	$507
303	Son La	$502
304	San Andres	$500
305	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
306	Sadah	$495
307	Dhaka	$489
308	Sale	$489
309	Corum	$484
310	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
311	Binh Dinh	$480
312	Oulmes	$480
313	Caaguazu	$478
314	Arta	$476
315	Dong Nai	$473
316	Lang Son	$470
317	Salar	$470
318	Kenitra	$467
319	Quang Tri	$466
320	Ayni	$465
321	Dong Thap	$463
322	Narino	$462
323	Maharashtra	$461
324	Quang Ninh	$453
325	Nam Dinh	$448
326	Ain Temouchent	$444
327	Thanh Hoa	$444
328	Sanaa	$443
329	MSila	$441
330	Binh Duong	$438
331	Homs	$436
332	Khemisset	$435
333	Medenine	$433
334	Ca Mau	$431
335	Kebili	$431
336	Thua Thien Hue	$431
337	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
338	Ain Defla	$426
339	Mazandaran	$426
340	Binh Thuan	$424
341	Tamba	$423
342	Jaen (Peru)	$422
343	Tetouan	$414
344	Al Bayda	$412
345	Ysyk-Kol	$411
346	Tebessa	$409
347	Bejaia	$405
348	Misratah	$399
349	Baghlan	$398
350	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
351	Daharia	$393
352	Al Bayda	$390
353	San Joaquin	$389
354	Tay Ninh	$389
355	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
356	Kien Giang	$381
357	Saida	$381
358	Gabes	$377
359	Kosice	$372
360	Sabha	$365
361	Bihar	$363
362	Kien Giang	$363
363	Quang Nam	$363
364	Samana	$360
365	Medea	$333
366	Ben Tre	$324
367	Naama	$302