Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 28.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 38.4% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB825.54	$8.52 ZAR153.35	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB857.92	$4.68 ZAR84.29	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB108.01	$1.01 ZAR18.15	+28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB69.09	$0.81 ZAR14.62	+61.7%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB165.33	$1.07 ZAR19.33	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB667.79	$3.70 ZAR66.54	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB836.36	$4.91 ZAR88.43	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB364.50	$2.35 ZAR42.24	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB776.86	$2.08 ZAR37.37	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB454.24	$0.69 ZAR12.43	-79.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB69.67	$0.68 ZAR12.32	+35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB148.36	$0.73 ZAR13.06	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB53.18	$0.75 ZAR13.56	+94.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB42.83	$0.64 ZAR11.51	+105.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB109.27	$0.58 ZAR10.49	-26.6%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB671.41	$5.05 ZAR90.98	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,375.90	$65.32 ZAR1,175.71	+553.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,439,760.55	$19,084.78 ZAR343,512.65	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB504.27	$8.78 ZAR157.95	+139.4%
Average			+168.1%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB23,550.89	$39.13 ZAR704.34	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB88,759.58	$416.34 ZAR7,493.89	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB58,165.28	$379.25 ZAR6,826.21	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB17,176.55	$86.03 ZAR1,548.47	-31.1%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB11,209.94	$216.65 ZAR3,899.57	+165.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB6,042,512.70	$4,800.41 ZAR86,403.95	-89.1%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB137.59	$2.39 ZAR42.94	+138.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB158.19	$2.00 ZAR35.92	+73.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB550.36	$2.95 ZAR53.16	-26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,465.00	$34.21 ZAR615.76	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB921.86	$7.81 ZAR140.57	+16.6%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,650.20	$49.09 ZAR883.52	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB10,342.21	$34.65 ZAR623.64	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,975.72	$92.30 ZAR1,661.33	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB16,417.52	$98.31 ZAR1,769.47	-17.6%
Average			-21.3%

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