Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
|
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