Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
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Addis Ababa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.10
ETB233.45
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
ETB227.75
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
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