Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 62.9% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 77.2% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Ethiopia

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 73.5% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12	$4.00 ETB654.34	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.83	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$0.61 ETB99.06	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$0.66 ETB107.50	-73.4%
Average			-73.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.2% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$6.72	$1.19 ETB194.58	-82.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66	$3.70 ETB604.57	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.73	$4.09 ETB669.40	-61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.63	$1.77 ETB289.63	-81.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79	$4.59 ETB750.34	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.90	$2.44 ETB399.44	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$5.00	$0.30 ETB48.73	-94.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.75	$0.99 ETB161.65	-73.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.89	$0.31 ETB50.42	-94.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87	$0.22 ETB35.99	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.07	$0.49 ETB79.77	-84.1%
Average			-77.2%

Virgin Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03	$3.53 ETB577.22	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$3.53 ETB576.64	-92.1%
Average			-45.7%

Virgin Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.17	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+112.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.33	$706.95 ETB116K	-44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$395.95	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	-60.4%
Average			-54.4%

Virgin Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,750.00	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+70.1%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.38	$0.80 ETB130.87	-87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17	$0.92 ETB150.32	-85.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$3.75 ETB613.45	-65.9%
Average			-74.6%

Virgin Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.00	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.00	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-44.9%
Average			-43.1%

Virgin Islands vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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