Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 91.7% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.13
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.37
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.57
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.39
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.62
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.60
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.75
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.47
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.08
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.51
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.51
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.96
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.77
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.36
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.56
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R87.92
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R849.46
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R319,655.26
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R205.93
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R882.26
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,920.50
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,184.34
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,375.61
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,951.49
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,221.52
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.04
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.84
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.48
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R647.94
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R102.97
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R796.46
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R657.83
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,441.45
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,634.51
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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