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Addis Ababa vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 6.0% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 6.3% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 64.0% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$4.26 ETB655.54	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.61 ETB93.51	-19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.57 ETB87.20	+94.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.26 ETB193.73	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$4.34 ETB667.36	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$5.42 ETB834.53	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$2.28 ETB351.02	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$5.76 ETB886.79	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$3.08 ETB473.48	+199.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.43 ETB66.40	-43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$1.06 ETB162.78	+29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$0.40 ETB62.30	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.28 ETB42.45	-52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.91 ETB139.43	+36.9%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.81 ETB740.52	+108.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$3.62 ETB556.29	-80.4%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+48.6%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+207.7%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$0.90 ETB138.50	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$1.09 ETB167.35	-73.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$5.10 ETB784.81	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	-40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$3.75 ETB577.06	-75.5%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+17.1%
Average			-1.1%

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