Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

compared to

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 2.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 66.2% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 49.7% more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Stockholm

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Stockholm are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Stockholm.

Stockholm vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB804.45	$13.86 SEK133.64	+130.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB836.00	$10.16 SEK98.00	+63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB105.25	$2.56 SEK24.74	+226.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB67.33	$2.13 SEK20.53	+324.0%
Average			+186.2%

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pay 66.2% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB161.10	$2.66 SEK25.61	+121.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB650.73	$5.29 SEK51.03	+9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB814.99	$5.43 SEK52.41	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB355.19	$3.82 SEK36.88	+44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB757.01	$5.15 SEK49.63	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB442.63	$1.38 SEK13.36	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB67.89	$1.10 SEK10.59	+116.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB144.57	$1.36 SEK13.14	+26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB51.83	$1.78 SEK17.18	+361.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB41.73	$0.71 SEK6.84	+127.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB106.48	$0.79 SEK7.61	-0.6%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB654.25	$6.67 SEK64.35	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,340.75	$94.22 SEK908.75	+842.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,351,875.00	$28,544.48 SEK275,297.25	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB491.38	$27.62 SEK266.39	+653.6%
Average			+386.7%

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pay 49.7% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,949.17	$33.49 SEK323.00	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB86,491.78	$1,542.54 SEK14,877.07	+139.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB56,679.17	$965.24 SEK9,309.24	+128.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,737.69	$139.65 SEK1,346.84	+11.9%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,923.53	$144.54 SEK1,394.03	+77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,888,127.08	$5,727.37 SEK55,237.64	-87.0%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB134.07	$7.30 SEK70.38	+629.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB154.15	$4.27 SEK41.20	+271.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB536.30	$6.56 SEK63.26	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,146.52	$39.99 SEK385.64	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB898.30	$15.61 SEK150.57	+133.0%
Average			+208.5%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,480.29	$90.26 SEK870.56	+86.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB10,077.97	$43.14 SEK416.07	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,593.09	$106.21 SEK1,024.33	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,998.06	$174.28 SEK1,680.89	+46.1%
Average			+22.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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