Cost of living comparison
London is 5.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in London instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
|
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