Cost of living comparison
Connecticut is 3.8 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Connecticut instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB844.44
|
$17.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB738.88
|
$10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB96.62
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.17
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB128.92
|
$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB540.20
|
$7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB673.56
|
$4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB305.20
|
$3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB730.77
|
$5.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB349.40
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB57.82
|
$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB129.78
|
$2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB45.65
|
$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB33.79
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB90.12
|
$1.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB550.62
|
$3.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,185.00
|
$56.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,021,750.00
|
$31,392.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB459.61
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,066.47
|
$63.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB73,634.08
|
$1,988.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,121.36
|
$1,578.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,793.33
|
$115.06
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,864.07
|
$1,934.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,204,125.00
|
$26,785.71
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB118.50
|
$6.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB131.04
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB474.00
|
$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,571.57
|
$38.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB592.50
|
$15.51
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Connecticut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,753.17
|
$52.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,794.49
|
$40.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB10,954.67
|
$75.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,652.50
|
$122.44
|
|
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