Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 75.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$7.52
JMD1,198.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$8.62
JMD1,373.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$1.41
JMD225.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.88
JMD139.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$3.54
JMD564.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$6.58
JMD1,048.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$15.26
JMD2,432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$4.27
JMD680.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$2.70
JMD430.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$1.39
JMD220.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.82
JMD290.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.59
JMD253.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$1.04
JMD166.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.95
JMD151.21
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,842,754.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$52.89
JMD8,431.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$874.50
JMD139,421.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$425.21
JMD67,790.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$118.83
JMD18,944.65
|
|
pay 42.1% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$227.66
JMD36,294.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,644.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$3.13
JMD499.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$4.28
JMD682.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$8.77
JMD1,398.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$69.97
JMD11,154.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$13.16
JMD2,097.78
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$25.59
JMD4,079.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$71.01
JMD11,321.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$68.92
JMD10,988.36
|
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