Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 23.6% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$7.13
ETB409.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$6.24
ETB358.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.82
ETB46.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.53
ETB30.61
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$1.09
ETB62.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$4.56
ETB261.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$5.68
ETB326.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$2.58
ETB147.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$6.17
ETB354.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$2.95
ETB169.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.49
ETB28.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.10
ETB62.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.39
ETB22.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.76
ETB43.68
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$4.65
ETB266.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$10.00
ETB574.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,464,447.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$3.88
ETB222.74
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$152.46
ETB8,755.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$621.38
ETB35,685.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$355.45
ETB20,413.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$124.84
ETB7,169.38
|
|
pay 35.6% more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$83.24
ETB4,780.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,522,104.87
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$1.00
ETB57.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$1.11
ETB63.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$4.00
ETB229.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$80.77
ETB4,638.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$5.00
ETB287.15
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$40.11
ETB2,303.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$57.34
ETB3,292.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$92.44
ETB5,309.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$98.33
ETB5,647.22
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