Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 53.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 97.4% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$18.02 SCR252.68	+350.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$12.63 SCR177.21	+94.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$2.32 SCR32.48	+282.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$2.66 SCR37.29	+304.6%
Average			+226.7%

Addis Ababa vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.4% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.74 SCR24.47	+46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$15.56 SCR218.25	+321.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$7.27 SCR102.03	+77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.80 SCR53.37	+114.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.82 SCR39.54	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.02 SCR14.33	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$1.25 SCR17.57	+320.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.09 SCR15.28	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$2.85 SCR39.95	+824.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.88 SCR12.38	+301.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.83 SCR11.59	+69.5%
Average			+97.4%

Addis Ababa vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$6.12 SCR85.81	+73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$33.37 SCR468.01	+58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	??
Average			+10.6%

Addis Ababa vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+104.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-32.3%
Average			+38.5%

Addis Ababa vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-71.2%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$4.01 SCR56.30	+401.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$4.00 SCR56.12	+335.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$24.19 SCR339.29	+202.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+77.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$7.21 SCR101.07	+92.2%
Average			+181.2%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$37.23 SCR522.21	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$24.74 SCR347.02	-65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+22.0%
Average			-14.0%

Addis Ababa vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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