Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 89.2% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
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