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Roseau vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 83.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Roseau
Housing: pay 45.5% less in Roseau
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Roseau

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Roseau are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Roseau. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$7.40 EC$20.00	+73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$7.03 EC$19.00	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$2.47 EC$6.67	+306.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$2.22 EC$6.00	+291.8%
Average			+169.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Roseau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$2.10 EC$5.67	+66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$1.20 EC$3.25	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$12.61 EC$34.07	+132.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$5.60 EC$15.13	+145.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$5.09 EC$13.76	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.91 EC$7.86	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$1.07 EC$2.90	+148.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$2.03 EC$5.49	+92.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$2.33 EC$6.30	+475.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$1.62 EC$4.37	+486.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$1.37 EC$3.71	+51.5%
Average			+137.2%

Addis Ababa vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.39 EC$14.58	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$53.13 EC$143.58	+342.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-36.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$29.23 EC$79.00	+708.6%
Average			+256.8%

Addis Ababa vs. Roseau - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.5% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$70.92 EC$191.67	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$283.68 EC$766.67	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$203.51 EC$550.00	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$108.58 EC$293.44	-11.0%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$129.51 EC$350.00	+37.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-85.3%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	+105.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$4.13 EC$11.17	+279.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$7.40 EC$20.00	+45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$46.25 EC$125.00	-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$8.33 EC$22.50	+122.0%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$55.50 EC$150.00	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$37.00 EC$100.00	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$74.00 EC$200.00	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$92.51 EC$250.00	-19.6%
Average			-17.1%

Addis Ababa vs. Roseau - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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