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

😐 Solo nomad: Ethiopia is 115.4% more expensive than Egypt without rent, and 165.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Ethiopia is 99.8% more expensive than Egypt without rent, and 157.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.33 ETB 582
$3.88 E£193
11.60%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.39 ETB 4,760
$19.69 E£979
79.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.49 ETB 873
$4.85 E£241
33.81%
Cappuccino
$1.16 ETB 156
$1.47 E£72.9
-21.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 ETB 79.7
$0.32 E£16.14
84.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 ETB 58.1
$0.13 E£6.24
230.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.97 ETB 131
$1.39 E£69.2
-30.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 ETB 263
$2.93 E£146
-33.11%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.43 ETB 192
$0.84 E£41.59
70.24%
White Bread (500g)
$1.27 ETB 171
$0.63 E£31.29
101.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 ETB 225
$0.67 E£33.19
149.25%
Eggs
$2.38 ETB 320
$1.43 E£71.3
66.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.06 ETB 949
$3.29 E£164
114.59%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.71 ETB 1,710
$4.32 E£215
194.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.13 ETB 1,767
$8.38 E£417
56.68%
Apples (1kg)
$6.43 ETB 866
$1.47 E£73.2
337.41%
Banana (1kg)
$0.97 ETB 131
$0.6 E£29.92
61.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.3 ETB 310
$0.47 E£23.42
389.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.87 ETB 118
$0.4 E£19.99
117.50%
Potato (1kg)
$0.64 ETB 85.7
$0.48 E£23.72
33.33%
Onion (1kg)
$1.84 ETB 248
$0.41 E£20.32
348.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.7 ETB 93.6
$0.24 E£11.99
191.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 ETB 82.5
$0.19 E£9.31
221.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.93 ETB 529
$1.96 E£97.2
100.51%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.08 ETB 818
$7.17 E£356
-15.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 ETB 114
$1.31 E£65
-35.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.84 ETB 248
$1.87 E£92.9
-1.60%
🚌 Getting Around
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 ETB 35.98
$0.29 E£14.56
-6.90%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.57 ETB 1,691
$6.21 E£309
102.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.44 ETB 193
$0.42 E£20.82
242.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.31 ETB 42.29
$0.29 E£14.37
6.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 ETB 271
$1.3 E£64.6
55.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 ETB 169
$0.33 E£16.61
281.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$53.3K ETB 7.2M
$34.9K E£1.7M
52.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$54.8K ETB 7.4M
$32K E£1.6M
71.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$134 ETB 18K
$21.33 E£1,060
528.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.36 ETB 1,662
$7.02 E£349
76.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$160 ETB 21.5K
$11.8 E£587
1252.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$62.1 ETB 8,352
$14.48 E£720
328.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$36.73 ETB 4,940
$6.65 E£331
452.33%
Cinema Ticket
$5.01 ETB 674
$3.02 E£150
65.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$77.6 ETB 10.4K
$85.6 E£4,255
-9.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$40.8K ETB 5.5M
$1,928 E£95.8K
2018.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$48.01 ETB 6,458
$25.72 E£1,279
86.66%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$75.5 ETB 10.1K
$44.15 E£2,195
70.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$98.9 ETB 13.3K
$106 E£5,279
-6.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 ETB 15.7K
$50.6 E£2,514
130.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$693 ETB 93.2K
$164 E£8,151
322.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$378 ETB 50.8K
$102 E£5,066
270.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,357 ETB 182.6K
$325 E£16.1K
317.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$886 ETB 119.2K
$193 E£9,578
360.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,359 ETB 317.2K
$792 E£39.4K
197.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,629 ETB 219K
$481 E£23.9K
238.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ethiopia
Egypt
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$201 ETB 27.1K
$149 E£7,412
35.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17
16.38
3.79%

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Last update for Ethiopia: October 29, 2025

Last update for Egypt: October 27, 2025

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