Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 36.2% cheaper than Honolulu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.5% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
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pay 53.0% less in Ethiopia
- Transportation
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pay 49.1% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 10.4% less in Ethiopia
- Childcare
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pay 27.3% less in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.6% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
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pay 1.4% more in Ethiopia
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.00
ETB764.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.00
|
$6.24
ETB794.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
|
$0.78
ETB100.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.50
ETB64.02
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.64
|
$1.20
ETB153.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.54
|
$4.85
ETB618.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
|
$6.08
ETB774.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.71
|
$2.65
ETB337.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.86
|
$5.65
ETB719.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.79
|
$3.30
ETB420.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.51
ETB64.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$1.08
ETB137.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.57
|
$0.39
ETB49.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.31
ETB39.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.79
ETB101.25
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$4.88
ETB622.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,517.98
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$3.67
ETB467.23
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.57
|
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,233.53
|
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,853.57
|
$422.74
ETB53,893.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.81
|
$124.84
ETB15,914.92
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,500.00
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.00
ETB127.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.73
|
$1.15
ETB146.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.00
ETB509.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.16
|
$90.59
ETB11,549.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$6.70
ETB854.14
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Honolulu
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.16
|
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.43
|
$108.84
ETB13,875.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.50
|
$119.32
ETB15,211.65
|
|
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