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Addis Ababa vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 44.5% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 48.7% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 81.1% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Addis Ababa

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

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Addis Ababa vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.5% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$4.00 ETB654.34	+50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+93.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.61 ETB99.06	+34.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.66 ETB107.50	+155.9%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$1.19 ETB194.58	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$3.70 ETB604.57	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.09 ETB669.40	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.77 ETB289.63	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$4.59 ETB750.34	+229.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$2.44 ETB399.44	+92.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.30 ETB48.73	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.99 ETB161.65	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.31 ETB50.42	-50.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.22 ETB35.99	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.49 ETB79.77	-49.4%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 48.7% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$3.53 ETB577.22	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+79.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+96.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$3.53 ETB576.64	+10.2%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+1016.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$706.95 ETB116K	+93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+100.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+92.2%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 81.1% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-10.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+267.8%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$0.80 ETB130.87	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$0.92 ETB150.32	-54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+183.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$3.75 ETB613.45	+11.8%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+146.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-22.1%
Average			+4.5%

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