Cost of living comparison
London is 5.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in London instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
|
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