Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.6 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Washington instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB865.05
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB756.92
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB98.98
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB64.71
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB132.07
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB553.38
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB690.00
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB312.66
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB748.61
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB357.93
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB59.23
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB132.95
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.76
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.61
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB92.32
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB564.06
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,213.93
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,095,515.12
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB470.83
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,507.50
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB75,431.59
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB43,149.60
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,154.46
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 14.6 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB10,104.87
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,331,164.94
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.39
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB134.24
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.57
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,805.22
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB606.96
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,869.20
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,960.36
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,222.09
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,936.95
|
$173.48
|
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