Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 2.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
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