Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 5.4 times more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.01
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$4.84
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.57
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.49
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$8.79
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.01
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$9.83
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.30
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.76
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$4.85
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.46
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$11.59
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$20,374.07
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$361.64
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$177.76
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$136.33
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 30.6 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,444.89
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$8.91
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.54
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$42.45
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$11.72
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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