Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 5.1 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$9.92
|
$7.13
ETB835.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.39
|
$6.24
ETB730.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.45
|
$0.82
ETB95.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$3.97
|
$0.53
ETB62.46
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$4.88
|
$1.09
ETB127.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.27
|
$4.56
ETB534.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.51
|
$5.68
ETB666.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.20
|
$2.58
ETB301.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$3.90
|
$6.17
ETB722.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
$2.95
ETB345.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.57
|
$0.49
ETB57.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.24
|
$1.10
ETB128.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
$0.39
ETB45.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
$0.29
ETB33.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.24
|
$0.76
ETB89.12
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.02
|
$4.65
ETB544.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,171.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,271.11
|
$25,500.00
ETB2,988,009.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$352.05
|
$3.88
ETB454.48
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$173.05
|
$152.46
ETB17,864.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$793.34
|
$621.38
ETB72,811.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$694.17
|
$355.45
ETB41,651.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$108.44
|
$124.84
ETB14,628.15
|
|
pay 29.9 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB9,753.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,380.02
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,146,016.88
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$7.93
|
$1.00
ETB117.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.78
|
$1.11
ETB129.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$29.75
|
$4.00
ETB468.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$41.32
|
$80.77
ETB9,464.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.67
|
$5.00
ETB585.88
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$123.96
|
$40.11
ETB4,700.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$59.50
|
$57.34
ETB6,718.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$123.96
|
$92.44
ETB10,832.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$143.79
|
$98.33
ETB11,522.39
|
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