Cost of living comparison

Dakar, Senegal

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 43.8% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 43.1% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 69.8% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.54 F CFA3,712	$6.00 ETB809.40	-8.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 F CFA5,104	$6.24 ETB841.14	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA526	$0.78 ETB105.90	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 F CFA559	$0.50 ETB67.74	-48.9%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 F CFA313	$1.20 ETB162.09	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.75 F CFA3,831	$4.85 ETB654.73	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.56 F CFA5,997	$6.08 ETB820.01	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 F CFA1,371	$2.65 ETB357.37	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 F CFA2,491	$5.65 ETB761.67	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA578	$3.30 ETB445.35	+224.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 F CFA463	$0.51 ETB68.31	-37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 F CFA561	$1.08 ETB145.46	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 F CFA500	$0.39 ETB52.14	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 F CFA365	$0.31 ETB41.99	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 F CFA307	$0.79 ETB107.13	+46.8%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 43.1% less for transportation

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 F CFA3,478	$4.88 ETB658.28	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 F CFA13,920	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	-59.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,959.22 F CFA15,311,561	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.33 F CFA14,384	$3.67 ETB494.41	-85.5%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 69.8% more for housing

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,592	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	+252.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$932.62 F CFA529,682	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.78 F CFA185,595	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.46 F CFA55,351	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	+28.1%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$249.17 F CFA141,516	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,796.99 F CFA3,860,369	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	+546.1%
Average			+239.4%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 F CFA1,392	$1.00 ETB134.90	-59.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 F CFA2,403	$1.15 ETB155.10	-72.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.47 F CFA835	$4.00 ETB539.60	+172.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.81 F CFA36,810	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	+39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,640	$6.70 ETB903.83	-18.0%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Dakar	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.82 F CFA33,407	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 F CFA21,343	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	+100.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.23 F CFA50,111	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.72 F CFA52,662	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	+28.7%
Average			+33.6%

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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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