Addis Ababa vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 40.2% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants
pay 61.0% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries
pay 62.6% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation
pay 42.2% less in Addis Ababa
Housing
pay 30.3% less in Addis Ababa
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 55.3% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing
pay 16.1% less in Addis Ababa

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay 61.0% less for restaurants

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.65
EC$45.00
$4.00
ETB654.34
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
EC$25.00
$6.50
ETB1,063.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
EC$5.27
$0.61
ETB99.06

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pay 62.6% less for groceries

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.78
EC$7.50
$1.19
ETB194.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
EC$11.50
$3.70
ETB604.57
Milk (1 gallon) $8.40
EC$22.71
$4.09
ETB669.40

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.11
EC$16.50
$3.53
ETB577.22
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.11
ETB3,453.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $55,000.00
ETB9M

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pay 30.3% less for housing

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.40
EC$220.00
$212.33
ETB34,734.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,048.39
EC$2,833.33
$706.95
ETB116K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $678.37
EC$1,833.33
$394.55
ETB64,542.82

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $185.01
EC$500.00
$136.41
ETB22,314.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
$30,187.50
ETB5M

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pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.41
EC$6.50
$0.80
ETB130.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$0.92
ETB150.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $8.00
ETB1,308.69

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

 
Saint John's
Addis Ababa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
EC$135.13
$33.14
ETB5,421.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $70.86
ETB11,591.24
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.00
EC$200.00
$78.65
ETB12,865.68

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