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Addis Ababa vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 6.4% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 4.0% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 85.7% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 92.7% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.7% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$4.26 ETB655.54	-56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$0.61 ETB93.51	-67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.57 ETB87.20	-69.7%
Average			-60.7%

Djibouti vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.26 ETB193.73	-86.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$4.34 ETB667.36	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$5.42 ETB834.53	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.28 ETB351.02	-66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$5.76 ETB886.79	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$3.08 ETB473.48	+81.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.43 ETB66.40	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$1.06 ETB162.78	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.40 ETB62.30	-43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.28 ETB42.45	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.91 ETB139.43	+46.2%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$4.81 ETB740.52	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-43.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$3.62 ETB556.29	-92.4%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+120.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-69.4%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 85.7% more for childcare

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+243.3%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$0.90 ETB138.50	-84.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$1.09 ETB167.35	-70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$5.10 ETB784.81	+88.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	-27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$3.75 ETB577.06	-55.5%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 92.7% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+282.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+105.0%
Average			+92.7%

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