Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 14.4% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 22.0% more for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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