Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 9.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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