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Addis Ababa vs. Saipan Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 48.7% more expensive than Saipan.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 15.6% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.5% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 70.4% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Saipan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$4.26 ETB664.57	-63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.50 ETB1,014.02	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$0.61 ETB94.79	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.57 ETB88.40	-57.0%
Average			-57.3%

Saipan vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$1.26 ETB196.39	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.34 ETB676.55
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$5.42 ETB846.02	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$2.28 ETB355.85	-64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$5.76 ETB899.00	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$3.08 ETB480.00	+2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.43 ETB67.32	-56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.06 ETB165.03	-64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.40 ETB63.15
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.28 ETB43.04	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.91 ETB141.35	-12.4%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$4.81 ETB750.72	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.00 ETB1,872.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$55,000.00 ETB8,580,139.42	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$3.62 ETB563.95	-83.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$130.20 ETB20,311.53	+117.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$815.99 ETB127,297.27	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$512.43 ETB79,940.16	+13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$121.97 ETB19,027.72	-52.1%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$94.05 ETB14,671.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$30,187.50 ETB4,709,326.53	+403.1%
Average			+403.1%

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pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$0.90 ETB140.40	-85.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$1.09 ETB169.66	-78.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.10 ETB795.61
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$62.10 ETB9,688.34	+30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$3.75 ETB585.01	-53.1%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 70.4% more for clothing

	Saipan	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$45.03 ETB7,025.24	+50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$75.17 ETB11,726.19	+87.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$94.08 ETB14,676.99	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$115.09 ETB17,953.85	+109.2%
Average			+70.4%

Saipan vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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