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Addis Ababa vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 85.9% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 95.9% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 14.2% less in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 5.2 times more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.26 ETB664.57	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$6.50 ETB1,014.02	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.61 ETB94.79	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.57 ETB88.40	-36.1%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.26 ETB196.39	+88.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.34 ETB676.55	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$5.42 ETB846.02	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.28 ETB355.85	+13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$5.76 ETB899.00	+69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$3.08 ETB480.00	+69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.43 ETB67.32	-52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.06 ETB165.03	+229.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.40 ETB63.15	-82.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.28 ETB43.04	-69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.91 ETB141.35	+22.7%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 95.9% more for transportation

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.81 ETB750.72	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.00 ETB1,872.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$55,000.00 ETB8,580,139.42	+358.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$3.62 ETB563.95	-66.4%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 14.2% less for housing

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$130.20 ETB20,311.53	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$815.99 ETB127,297.27	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$512.43 ETB79,940.16	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$121.97 ETB19,027.72	+10.5%
Average			-14.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$94.05 ETB14,671.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$30,187.50 ETB4,709,326.53

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$0.90 ETB140.40	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.09 ETB169.66	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.10 ETB795.61	+70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$62.10 ETB9,688.34	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.75 ETB585.01
Average			+4.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$45.03 ETB7,025.24	+350.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$75.17 ETB11,726.19	+839.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$94.08 ETB14,676.99	+370.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$115.09 ETB17,953.85	+130.2%
Average			+422.6%

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