Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Ethiopia Cost of Living Comparison Between Egypt and Ethiopia

🙂 Solo nomad: Egypt is 53.6% cheaper than Ethiopia without rent, and 62.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Egypt is 49.9% cheaper than Ethiopia without rent, and 61.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 E£193
$4.33 ETB 582
-10.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.69 E£979
$35.39 ETB 4,760
-44.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.85 E£241
$6.49 ETB 873
-25.27%
Cappuccino
$1.47 E£72.9
$1.16 ETB 156
26.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 E£16.14
$0.59 ETB 79.7
-45.76%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.24
$0.43 ETB 58.1
-69.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 E£69.2
$0.97 ETB 131
43.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 E£146
$1.96 ETB 263
49.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 E£41.59
$1.43 ETB 192
-41.26%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 E£31.29
$1.27 ETB 171
-50.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.19
$1.67 ETB 225
-59.88%
Eggs
$1.43 E£71.3
$2.38 ETB 320
-39.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.29 E£164
$7.06 ETB 949
-53.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.32 E£215
$12.71 ETB 1,710
-66.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.38 E£417
$13.13 ETB 1,767
-36.18%
Apples (1kg)
$1.47 E£73.2
$6.43 ETB 866
-77.14%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.92
$0.97 ETB 131
-38.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.42
$2.3 ETB 310
-79.57%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.99
$0.87 ETB 118
-54.02%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 E£23.72
$0.64 ETB 85.7
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.32
$1.84 ETB 248
-77.72%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.99
$0.7 ETB 93.6
-65.71%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.31
$0.61 ETB 82.5
-68.85%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 E£97.2
$3.93 ETB 529
-50.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.17 E£356
$6.08 ETB 818
17.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 E£65
$0.85 ETB 114
54.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 E£92.9
$1.84 ETB 248
1.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 E£14.56
$0.27 ETB 35.98
7.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.21 E£309
$12.57 ETB 1,691
-50.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.82
$1.44 ETB 193
-70.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.37
$0.31 ETB 42.29
-6.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.3 E£64.6
$2.02 ETB 271
-35.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.33 E£16.61
$1.26 ETB 169
-73.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K E£1.7M
$53.3K ETB 7.2M
-34.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K E£1.6M
$54.8K ETB 7.4M
-41.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.33 E£1,060
$134 ETB 18K
-84.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.02 E£349
$12.36 ETB 1,662
-43.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.8 E£587
$160 ETB 21.5K
-92.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.48 E£720
$62.1 ETB 8,352
-76.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$36.73 ETB 4,940
-81.89%
Cinema Ticket
$3.02 E£150
$5.01 ETB 674
-39.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 E£4,255
$77.6 ETB 10.4K
10.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,928 E£95.8K
$40.8K ETB 5.5M
-95.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.72 E£1,279
$48.01 ETB 6,458
-46.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.15 E£2,195
$75.5 ETB 10.1K
-41.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,279
$98.9 ETB 13.3K
7.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,514
$117 ETB 15.7K
-56.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 E£8,151
$693 ETB 93.2K
-76.35%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 E£5,066
$378 ETB 50.8K
-73.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$325 E£16.1K
$1,357 ETB 182.6K
-76.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 E£9,578
$886 ETB 119.2K
-78.27%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$792 E£39.4K
$2,359 ETB 317.2K
-66.41%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$481 E£23.9K
$1,629 ETB 219K
-70.48%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Egypt
Ethiopia
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$149 E£7,412
$201 ETB 27.1K
-26.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.38
17
-3.65%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

Last update for Ethiopia: October 29, 2025

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