Cities / Middle East & Africa / Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

One person needs about ETB 177,993 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about ETB 492,145.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	ETB 96,835	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	ETB 69,721	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	ETB 203,354	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	ETB 145,253	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	ETB 102	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	ETB 278	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 392	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	ETB 347	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 1,176	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 1,019	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 1,411	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 382	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 141	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 347	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 382	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 243	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	ETB 243	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	ETB 195	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	ETB 172	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	ETB 1,595	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	ETB 235	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	ETB 1,414	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	ETB 843	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	ETB 3,374	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	ETB 655	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	ETB 209	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	ETB 436	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	ETB 154	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	ETB 140	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	ETB 6,391	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	ETB 169	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	ETB 92	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	ETB 112	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	ETB 12,936	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	ETB 4,169	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	ETB 4,516	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	ETB 4,915		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	ETB 983		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	ETB 7,764	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	ETB 5,061	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	ETB 13,139	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	ETB 87,529		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	ETB 2,747,696		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	ETB 464,809		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	ETB 300,189		0 reports

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