Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 68.1% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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