Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 43.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 45.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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