Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.0 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
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pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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