Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 11.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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