Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Palikir, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Palikir
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Addis Ababa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.13
ETB866.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.24
ETB758.23
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.82
ETB99.15
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
ETB64.82
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Palikir
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.09
ETB132.30
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ETB554.34
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.68
ETB691.20
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.58
ETB313.20
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.17
ETB749.90
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
ETB358.55
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
ETB59.33
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
ETB133.18
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
ETB46.84
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
ETB34.67
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
ETB92.48
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Palikir
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.65
ETB565.04
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,216.03
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB3,100,869.16
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB471.64
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Palikir
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$152.46
ETB18,539.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$621.38
ETB75,562.05
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$355.45
ETB43,224.24
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB15,180.67
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Palikir
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB10,122.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,340,385.77
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Palikir
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.00
ETB121.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.11
ETB134.47
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
ETB486.41
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$80.77
ETB9,822.18
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB608.01
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Palikir
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
ETB4,877.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.34
ETB6,972.40
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.44
ETB11,241.50
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.33
ETB11,957.60
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