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Ethiopia vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 3.0 times more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 16.3 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Antigua and Barbuda. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$4.26 ETB655.54	-69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.61 ETB93.51	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.57 ETB87.20	-40.7%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.26 ETB193.73	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.34 ETB667.36	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.42 ETB834.53	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.28 ETB351.02	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$5.76 ETB886.79	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$3.08 ETB473.48	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.43 ETB66.40	-61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.06 ETB162.78	-71.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.40 ETB62.30	-89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.28 ETB42.45	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.91 ETB139.43	-30.0%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.81 ETB740.52	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.00 ETB1,846.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+132.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.62 ETB556.29	-93.0%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-24.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+23.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 16.3 times more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$94.05 ETB14,472.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+1531.7%
Average			+1531.7%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.90 ETB138.50	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.09 ETB167.35	-72.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.10 ETB784.81
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.75 ETB577.06	-39.5%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$75.17 ETB11,566.90
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.09 ETB17,709.97
Average			+8.6%

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