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Addis Ababa vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.9% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 7.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 70.3% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.9% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.31	$4.26 ETB661.85	+5.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.35	$6.50 ETB1,009.86	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.24	$0.61 ETB94.40	+67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.48	$0.57 ETB88.04	+260.5%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.48	$1.26 ETB195.59	+126.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.89	$4.34 ETB673.78	+187.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.37	$5.42 ETB842.55	+64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.22	$2.28 ETB354.39	+59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.50	$5.76 ETB895.31	+181.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.84	$3.08 ETB478.03	+374.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.63	$0.43 ETB67.04	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.12	$1.06 ETB164.35	+397.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.43	$0.40 ETB62.90	+159.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.52	$0.28 ETB42.86	+54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.06	$0.91 ETB140.77	+435.1%
Average			+189.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.85	$4.81 ETB747.64	+270.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP354.72	$12.00 ETB1,864.35	+61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,606,048.19	$55,000.00 ETB8,544,953.45	+63.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.69	$3.62 ETB561.64	+16.5%
Average			+102.7%

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pay 7.7 times more for housing

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP594.48	$130.20 ETB20,228.24	+942.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,473.28	$815.99 ETB126,775.24	+419.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,058.28	$512.43 ETB79,612.33	+500.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP630.97	$121.97 ETB18,949.69	+819.9%
Average			+670.7%

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,397.68	$94.05 ETB14,611.60	+31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,558.43	$30,187.50 ETB4,690,014.22	+1776.5%
Average			+904.1%

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pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.66	$0.90 ETB139.83	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.86	$1.09 ETB168.96	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.76	$5.10 ETB792.35	+156.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,034.64	$62.10 ETB9,648.61	+185.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.52	$3.75 ETB582.61	+15.5%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 70.3% more for clothing

	Egypt	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,168.14	$45.03 ETB6,996.43	+83.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,125.70	$75.17 ETB11,678.10	+68.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,503.40	$94.08 ETB14,616.80	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,208.45	$115.09 ETB17,880.22	+148.0%
Average			+70.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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