Cost of living comparison
Praia is 27.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Praia instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
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