Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.4 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
$18.70
£14.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
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pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
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pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
$7.07
£5.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
$98.23
£77.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
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pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
$45.31
£35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
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pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
$96.72
£76.62
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