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Addis Ababa vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 67.9% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 38.7% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$4.26 ETB655.54	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$0.61 ETB93.51	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.57 ETB87.20	-33.5%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.26 ETB193.73	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$4.34 ETB667.36	+7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$5.42 ETB834.53	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$2.28 ETB351.02	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$5.76 ETB886.79	+172.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$3.08 ETB473.48	+304.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.43 ETB66.40	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$1.06 ETB162.78	+41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.40 ETB62.30	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.28 ETB42.45	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.91 ETB139.43	+66.1%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$4.81 ETB740.52	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-93.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+172.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$3.62 ETB556.29	-72.1%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+254.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+100.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+24.9%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+689.6%
Average			+318.0%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$0.90 ETB138.50	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$1.09 ETB167.35	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$5.10 ETB784.81	+77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$3.75 ETB577.06	-51.8%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 38.7% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+126.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+33.2%
Average			+38.7%

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