Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 43.8% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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