Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 60.4% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Suva, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 74.3% more for clothing
Suva
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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