Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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