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Addis Ababa vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 25.0% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 66.4% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$4.26 ETB655.54	-60.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$0.61 ETB93.51	-65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.57 ETB87.20	-25.7%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$1.26 ETB193.73	+68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$4.34 ETB667.36	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$5.42 ETB834.53	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.28 ETB351.02	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$5.76 ETB886.79	+34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$3.08 ETB473.48	+236.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.43 ETB66.40	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$1.06 ETB162.78	+75.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$0.40 ETB62.30	-19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.28 ETB42.45	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.91 ETB139.43	+64.5%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$4.81 ETB740.52	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-83.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$3.62 ETB556.29	-81.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 66.4% more for housing

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+243.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-12.5%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-74.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+387.9%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$0.90 ETB138.50	-77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$1.09 ETB167.35	-66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$5.10 ETB784.81	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$3.75 ETB577.06	-62.5%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Beirut	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+11.9%
Average			+4.0%

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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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