Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 12.1% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Castries, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Castries
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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