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

Addis Ababa is 3.0 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 16.3 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries 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:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$4.26 ETB655.54	-69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.61 ETB93.51	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.57 ETB87.20	-40.7%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.26 ETB193.73	-54.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.34 ETB667.36	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.42 ETB834.53	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.28 ETB351.02	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$5.76 ETB886.79	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$3.08 ETB473.48	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.43 ETB66.40	-61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.06 ETB162.78	-71.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.40 ETB62.30	-89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.28 ETB42.45	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.91 ETB139.43	-30.0%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.81 ETB740.52	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.00 ETB1,846.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+132.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.62 ETB556.29	-93.0%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-24.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+23.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 16.3 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$94.05 ETB14,472.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+1531.7%
Average			+1531.7%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.90 ETB138.50	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.09 ETB167.35	-72.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.10 ETB784.81
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.75 ETB577.06	-39.5%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$75.17 ETB11,566.90
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.09 ETB17,709.97
Average			+8.6%

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