Cost of living comparison
Dili is 2.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.4% more in Dili
- Groceries
-
pay 29.7% more in Dili
- Transportation
-
pay 5.6 times more in Dili
- Housing
-
pay 21.3% more in Dili
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dili
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.8% more in Dili
- Clothing
-
pay 22.4% less in Dili
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Dili are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dili.
If you lived in Dili instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB787.35
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB818.23
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.01
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.90
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.68
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB636.90
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB797.67
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB347.64
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB740.92
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.22
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.45
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.49
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.72
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.85
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.22
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB640.34
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,312.25
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,280,625.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB480.94
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,461.35
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,653.25
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,474.35
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,381.90
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,691.33
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,762,964.58
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.22
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB150.87
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB524.90
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,888.33
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB879.21
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,342.54
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,863.75
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,282.89
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,657.99
|
$55.00
|
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