Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 27.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Guernsey
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Ethiopia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.04
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 52.3% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.57
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.14
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.53
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.23
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 38.6% more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.55
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.07
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.62
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.40
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.37
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
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