Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 91.2% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.76
|
$7.13
ETB408.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.79
|
$6.24
ETB357.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.82
|
$0.82
ETB46.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.48
|
$0.53
ETB30.59
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.22
|
$1.09
ETB62.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.76
|
$4.56
ETB261.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.97
|
$5.68
ETB326.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.25
|
$2.58
ETB147.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.47
|
$6.17
ETB353.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.84
|
$2.95
ETB169.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
$0.49
ETB28.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.49
|
$1.10
ETB62.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.15
|
$0.39
ETB22.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.63
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.02
|
$0.76
ETB43.65
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.16
|
$4.65
ETB266.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR999.13
|
$10.00
ETB573.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,598,607.32
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,463,458.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR949.17
|
$3.88
ETB222.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,670.91
|
$152.46
ETB8,749.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,314.76
|
$621.38
ETB35,661.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,318.25
|
$355.45
ETB20,399.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,505.16
|
$124.84
ETB7,164.53
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,224.43
|
$83.24
ETB4,777.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,843.32
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,520,400.07
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
$1.00
ETB57.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.12
|
$1.11
ETB63.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.74
|
$4.00
ETB229.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,298.87
|
$80.77
ETB4,635.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.78
|
$5.00
ETB286.95
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,697.65
|
$40.11
ETB2,302.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,051.55
|
$57.34
ETB3,290.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,229.65
|
$92.44
ETB5,305.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,496.95
|
$98.33
ETB5,643.40
|
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