Cost of living comparison
Apia is 2.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Apia instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
?? |
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
?? | |
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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