Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 33.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
|
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