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St. George's vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 28.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 56.2% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 26.4% less in St. George's
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
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	$8.33 EC$22.50	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.85 EC$5.00	+204.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.57 EC$4.25	+177.5%
Average			+121.0%

Addis Ababa vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.2% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.69 EC$4.57	+34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$5.00 EC$13.52	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$14.71 EC$39.75	+171.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$4.07 EC$11.00	+78.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.60 EC$7.04	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.20 EC$3.25	-60.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.84 EC$2.27	+94.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.79 EC$2.13	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$1.34 EC$3.63	+232.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.71 EC$1.91	+155.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.71 EC$1.91	-22.1%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.12 EC$13.85	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$37.00 EC$100.00	+208.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	??
Average			+53.4%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$46.87 EC$126.67	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$289.85 EC$783.33	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$159.51 EC$431.09	+30.8%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$55.50 EC$150.00	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-92.3%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.04 EC$5.50	+126.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$4.44 EC$12.00	+308.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$1.85 EC$5.00	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$37.00 EC$100.00	-40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$11.10 EC$30.00	+196.0%
Average			+105.3%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$25.90 EC$70.00	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$44.40 EC$120.00	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$42.55 EC$115.00	-54.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$75.85 EC$205.00	-34.1%
Average			-43.1%

Addis Ababa vs. St. George's - 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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