Living in Addis Ababa

welcome to Expat.com, Joshua!

hey r u in ethiopia right now??

No,not really
I'm in UAE! but I'm sure someone on the forum will get back to you very soon.
For the money change, you might want to check it on oanda.com
Good luck

Hey Joshua,
I'm in Addis right now, can't tell you what the dollar conversion is, but it is around 20birr to a UK pound. Just for an imagination, a cup of coffee costs about 6 birr, meal in a good restaurant around 40-60 birr.  Expensive are home appliances, more than in Europe and certainly more than in the US. But overall living is cheaper here; we are renting a nice 3 bedroom house in the so-regarded "posh" area of Bole, with garden and service house, and pay $1.500 per month (which is quite a lot in comparison to flats) but that's what you pay if you want a garden.  Flats are around $400-600 from what i gathered. Car rental is around 400 birr a month.
Other than that, it's a safe place and people are super nice. Definitely a livable place!

Z

I am living in Addis Ababa. a dollar is equal for Birr 16.35
but every thing is in a dynamic flux. yesterday is not today and tomorrow can not be like today market price is on increasing rate.
doya62000@yahoo.com

Can someone tell me what is a high salary in Ethiopia? How is the cost of living? Can we get indian food there? Are there indian restaurants? How far is the Addis Ababa University from the Airport?

In addis, you can find many indian restuarants around bole specially. if you want more detail,u can contact me at solbig222@yahoo.com
solomon