Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 9.9% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
|
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