Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lobamba instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
?? | |
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
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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 (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
?? | |
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 (unknown) more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Lobamba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
?? |
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