Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 27.3% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guam, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.25
|
$7.13
ETB409.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
|
$6.24
ETB358.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.82
ETB46.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.53
ETB30.61
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.50
|
$1.09
ETB62.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
|
$4.56
ETB261.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.91
|
$5.68
ETB326.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
|
$2.58
ETB147.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$6.17
ETB354.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$2.95
ETB169.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.49
ETB28.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$1.10
ETB62.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.37
|
$0.39
ETB22.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.76
ETB43.68
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$4.65
ETB266.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB574.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB1,464,447.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$3.88
ETB222.74
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$152.46
ETB8,755.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.33
|
$621.38
ETB35,685.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,439.50
|
$355.45
ETB20,413.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$245.97
|
$124.84
ETB7,169.38
|
|
pay 57.2% more for childcare
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.83
|
$83.24
ETB4,780.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,733.33
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,522,104.87
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.54
|
$1.00
ETB57.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$1.11
ETB63.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.97
|
$4.00
ETB229.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.62
|
$80.77
ETB4,638.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$5.00
ETB287.15
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Guam
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.50
|
$40.11
ETB2,303.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
|
$57.34
ETB3,292.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
|
$92.44
ETB5,309.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
|
$98.33
ETB5,647.22
|
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