Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Kingston
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Addis Ababa
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.00
ETB809.40
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.24
ETB841.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.78
ETB105.90
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.50
ETB67.74
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.20
ETB162.09
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.85
ETB654.73
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.08
ETB820.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.65
ETB357.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.65
ETB761.67
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.30
ETB445.35
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ETB68.31
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
ETB145.46
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
ETB52.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
ETB41.99
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
ETB107.13
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.88
ETB658.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,349.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ETB3,372,500.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.67
ETB494.41
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$171.17
ETB23,090.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$645.10
ETB87,023.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$422.74
ETB57,027.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.84
ETB16,840.68
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB10,990.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,924,358.33
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.00
ETB134.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.15
ETB155.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.00
ETB539.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$90.59
ETB12,221.27
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.70
ETB903.83
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.33
ETB6,520.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB10,139.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB14,682.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.32
ETB16,096.50
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