Your USD goes further in Ethiopia

+9.7% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,193.47 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 322,900 ETB

That is 28,480 ETB more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $176.40 today.

ETB per 1 USD Then 147.2 · Today 161.4

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Ethiopia

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

2,900 ETB a night

9 more nights

Costs you today: $17.96
Cost you 1 year ago: $19.70

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

5,000 ETB a night

5 more nights

Costs you today: $30.97
Cost you 1 year ago: $33.97

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

270 ETB a meal

105 more meals

Costs you today: $1.67
Cost you 1 year ago: $1.83

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

1,700 ETB a dinner

16 more dinners

Costs you today: $10.53
Cost you 1 year ago: $11.55

Do Estimate

Museum entry

520 ETB a ticket

54 more tickets

Costs you today: $3.22
Cost you 1 year ago: $3.53

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

2,500 ETB a tour

11 more tours

Costs you today: $15.48
Cost you 1 year ago: $16.98

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

1,000 ETB a ride

28 more rides

Costs you today: $6.19
Cost you 1 year ago: $6.79

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

810 ETB a ticket

35 more tickets

Costs you today: $5.02
Cost you 1 year ago: $5.50

Rate history

ETB per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
2,000 ETB	$12.39	$13.59
10,000 ETB	$61.94	$67.93
50,000 ETB	$309.69	$339.65
200,000 ETB	$1,238.77	$1,358.60

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)