Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 21.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$7.13
ETB406.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$6.24
ETB355.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$0.82
ETB46.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$0.53
ETB30.42
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$1.09
ETB62.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$4.56
ETB260.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$5.68
ETB324.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$2.58
ETB146.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$6.17
ETB351.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$2.95
ETB168.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.49
ETB27.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$1.10
ETB62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$0.39
ETB21.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$0.29
ETB16.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$0.76
ETB43.39
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$4.65
ETB265.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$10.00
ETB570.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,454,968.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$3.88
ETB221.30
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$152.46
ETB8,698.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$621.38
ETB35,454.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$355.45
ETB20,281.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$124.84
ETB7,122.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$83.24
ETB4,749.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,505,779.03
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$1.00
ETB57.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$1.11
ETB63.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$4.00
ETB228.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$80.77
ETB4,608.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$5.00
ETB285.29
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$40.11
ETB2,288.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$57.34
ETB3,271.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$92.44
ETB5,274.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$98.33
ETB5,610.66
|
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