Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 21.6% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 74.8% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
|
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