Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.6 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 47.4% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
|
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