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Ethiopia

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Grenada

St. George's vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 38.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 24.0% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 20.9% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing in St. George's are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in St. George's. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

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St. George's vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 80.1% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$7.40 EC$20.00	+85.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$8.33 EC$22.50	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.94 EC$5.25	+220.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.94 EC$5.25	+195.6%
Average			+80.1%

Addis Ababa vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$2.38 EC$6.44	+100.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$6.93 EC$18.74	+87.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$15.41 EC$41.64	+276.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$4.26 EC$11.50	+140.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$4.26 EC$11.50	-7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$6.11 EC$16.50	+150.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$1.11 EC$3.00	+272.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.74 EC$2.00	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$2.59 EC$7.00	+740.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$1.30 EC$3.50	+488.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$1.67 EC$4.50	+241.5%
Average			+160.3%

Addis Ababa vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.28 EC$14.26	+49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$64.35 EC$173.91	+204.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	??
Average			+24.0%

Addis Ababa vs. St. George's - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$50.94 EC$137.67	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$192.10 EC$519.15	+22.5%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$55.50 EC$150.00	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-89.0%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.78 EC$7.50	+246.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$4.38 EC$11.83	+376.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$37.00 EC$100.00	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$11.10 EC$30.00	+196.0%
Average			+140.1%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$35.15 EC$95.00	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$44.40 EC$120.00	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$50.57 EC$136.67	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$87.57 EC$236.67	+5.9%
Average			-18.0%

Addis Ababa vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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