Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 58.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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