Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 4.2 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Praia, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 21.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Praia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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