Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 20.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.5% more in Freetown
- Groceries
-
pay 67.3% more in Freetown
- Transportation
-
pay 46.8% more in Freetown
- Housing
-
pay 47.3% more in Freetown
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.8% more in Freetown
- Clothing
-
pay 77.1% less in Freetown
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Freetown are more expensive than in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB789.78
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB820.75
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.33
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.10
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB158.16
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB638.86
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB800.13
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.71
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB743.21
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB434.56
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.65
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.93
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.88
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.97
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.54
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB642.32
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,316.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,290,741.60
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB482.42
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,530.61
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,914.30
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,645.42
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,432.41
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,724.30
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,780,736.08
|
?? |
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.63
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.34
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB526.52
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,924.99
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB881.92
|
?? | |
pay 77.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,362.10
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,894.16
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,326.93
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,706.28
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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