Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.8 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.5 times more in George Town
- Groceries
-
pay 3.9 times more in George Town
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9 times more in George Town
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in George Town
- Childcare
-
pay 10.1 times more in George Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.1 times more in George Town
- Clothing
-
pay 29.6% more in George Town
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in George Town are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in George Town.
If you lived in George Town instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
$15.51
KYD12.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
$3.80
KYD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
$2.91
KYD2.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
$4.97
KYD4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
$6.42
KYD5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
$11.63
KYD9.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
$9.52
KYD7.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
$6.73
KYD5.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
$4.70
KYD3.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
$3.73
KYD3.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
$3.69
KYD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
$2.97
KYD2.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
$2.50
KYD2.08
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
$6.65
KYD5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,304.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
$65.61
KYD54.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
$111.36
KYD92.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,442.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,115.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
$302.52
KYD252.06
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,334.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,983.05
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
$7.75
KYD6.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
$6.63
KYD5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
$13.12
KYD10.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
$86.49
KYD72.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
$17.89
KYD14.91
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
$89.47
KYD74.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
$70.09
KYD58.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
$128.24
KYD106.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
$146.14
KYD121.76
|
|
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