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Cost of living and expenses in Ethiopia
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Ethiopia?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Ethiopia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Ethiopia
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Ethiopia Ethiopian birr (ETB). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.25 thousand Ethiopian birrs. For 100 US dollars you can get 12.5 thousand Ethiopian birrs. And the other way around: For 100 Ethiopian birrs you can get 0.801 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Ethiopia
What are the different prices in the cities in Ethiopia? Look here: Prices in cities in Ethiopia
Prices: Addis Ababa Debre Berhan Ziway Harar Debre Zeit Adama (Nazret, Nazareth) Awassa (Hawassa) Adama Assela Metehara
fees
$173 ($85 - $333)
16% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$147 ($40 - $376)
twice as much as in United States
jeans
$40 ($24 - $86)
24% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$212
95% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$549 ($213 - $900)
69% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$627 ($300 - $1.02K)
74% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Ethiopia:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.29 (ETB 36)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $11 (ETB 1.37K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.2 (ETB 148)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $25K (ETB 3.12M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $549 (ETB 68.6K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $275 (ETB 34.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.35K (ETB 168K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $627 (ETB 78.2K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $173 (ETB 21.6K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $147 (ETB 18.3K)
- numb_34 $12.4 (ETB 1.54K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $40 (ETB 4.97K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $60 (ETB 7.47K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $89 (ETB 11.1K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $101 (ETB 12.6K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $49.3K (ETB 6.15M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $83 (ETB 10.4K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.29K (ETB 286K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $43.9K (ETB 5.48M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.52K (ETB 190K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $212 (ETB 26.4K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 15%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.5 (ETB 184)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.3 (ETB 37)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $2 (ETB 250)
Price changes in previous years in Ethiopia
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2013: $934(ETB 117K)
Have earnings increased in Ethiopia?
See the average salary in previous years in 2013: $246(ETB 30.7K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Ethiopia in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2013: $24(ETB 2.99K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bread
$1 ($0.36 - $1.8)
71% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$0.87 ($0.5 - $2)
83% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.1 ($0.75 - $1.5)
37% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$40 ($24 - $86)
24% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$1 ($0.5 - $2)
83% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$0.81 ($0.45 - $1.5)
84% is less expensive than in United States