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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$64.83
AED238.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$100.93
AED370.72
|
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