Cost of living comparison
London is 5.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in London instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 79.8% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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