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$15.84
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 30.6 times more for childcare
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Cook Islands
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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