Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.0 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
?? |
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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