Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 84.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES501.92
|
$7.13
ETB409.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
$6.24
ETB358.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.39
|
$0.82
ETB46.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.94
|
$0.53
ETB30.61
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
$1.09
ETB62.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES743.26
|
$4.56
ETB261.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES440.18
|
$5.68
ETB326.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
$2.58
ETB147.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES348.11
|
$6.17
ETB354.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES145.85
|
$2.95
ETB169.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.46
|
$0.49
ETB28.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.17
|
$1.10
ETB62.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.14
|
$0.39
ETB22.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.87
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.00
|
$0.76
ETB43.68
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES794.53
|
$4.65
ETB266.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
$10.00
ETB574.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,464,447.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
$3.88
ETB222.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
$152.46
ETB8,755.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
$621.38
ETB35,685.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
$355.45
ETB20,413.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
$124.84
ETB7,169.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
$83.24
ETB4,780.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,522,104.87
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES301.15
|
$1.00
ETB57.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES292.19
|
$1.11
ETB63.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
$4.00
ETB229.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
$80.77
ETB4,638.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES803.08
|
$5.00
ETB287.15
|
|
pay 98.8% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
$40.11
ETB2,303.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
$57.34
ETB3,292.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
$92.44
ETB5,309.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
$98.33
ETB5,647.22
|
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