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Addis Ababa vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 56.5% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 85.8% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.85	$4.26 ETB655.54	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.27	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.50	$0.61 ETB93.51	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.57 ETB87.20	+45.6%
Average			+10.6%

Rabat vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.8% more for groceries

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$1.26 ETB193.73	+157.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.10	$4.34 ETB667.36	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.72	$5.42 ETB834.53	+63.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.41	$2.28 ETB351.02	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.95	$5.76 ETB886.79	+72.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.23	$3.08 ETB473.48	+357.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.07	$0.43 ETB66.40	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.36	$1.06 ETB162.78	+191.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.55	$0.40 ETB62.30	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.28 ETB42.45	-16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.91 ETB139.43	+167.8%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.69	$4.81 ETB740.52	-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD255.29	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD347,197.64	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.55	$3.62 ETB556.29	-55.1%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD356.46	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+237.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,344.08	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,525.17	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.58	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+314.0%
Average			+178.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,470.03	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,318.63	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+314.8%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD51.06	$0.90 ETB138.50	-83.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.46	$1.09 ETB167.35	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.83	$5.10 ETB784.81	+18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.46	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.38	$3.75 ETB577.06	-47.7%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Rabat	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD493.57	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.91	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD961.60	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD902.03	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+18.0%
Average			+12.6%

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