Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.2 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.13
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.40
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.71
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.04
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.03
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.26
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.73
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.38
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.41
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.58
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.44
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.80
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.57
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD247.50
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD267,304.14
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.40
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD404.26
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,084.24
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,586.63
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD317.34
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,341.14
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,304.12
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.60
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.20
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.61
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD259.87
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.35
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD635.40
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD457.88
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD930.13
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD995.86
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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