Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of West Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
West Island
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Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
West Island
|
Addis Ababa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
West Island
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
West Island
|
Addis Ababa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
West Island
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
West Island
|
Addis Ababa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
West Island
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
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