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Addis Ababa vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 8.9% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 55.7% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 67.1% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.95 RSD1,311	$4.26 ETB655.54	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 RSD1,182	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 RSD284	$0.61 ETB93.51	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 RSD220	$0.57 ETB87.20	-73.9%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD88	$1.26 ETB193.73	+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 RSD553	$4.34 ETB667.36	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 RSD557	$5.42 ETB834.53	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82 RSD286	$2.28 ETB351.02	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 RSD355	$5.76 ETB886.79	+64.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 RSD71	$3.08 ETB473.48	+337.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 RSD91	$0.43 ETB66.40	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 RSD85	$1.06 ETB162.78	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 RSD111	$0.40 ETB62.30	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD47	$0.28 ETB42.45	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 RSD36	$0.91 ETB139.43	+156.7%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 RSD711	$4.81 ETB740.52	-31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.00 ETB1,846.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,949.00 RSD3,131,973	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+77.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.56 RSD1,170	$3.62 ETB556.29	-68.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 55.7% more for housing

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 RSD3,541	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+272.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$875.83 RSD88,632	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$591.54 RSD59,863	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.28 RSD17,435	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-29.2%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 67.1% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.43 RSD46,291	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,625.72 RSD974,102	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+213.6%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 RSD353	$0.90 ETB138.50	-74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 RSD297	$1.09 ETB167.35	-62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 RSD473	$5.10 ETB784.81	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.09 RSD4,158	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.97 RSD807	$3.75 ETB577.06	-53.0%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.03 RSD10,122	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.05 RSD4,356	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+74.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.81 RSD11,213	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.14 RSD12,461	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	-6.5%
Average			-0.5%

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