Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 80.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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