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| ⭐️ Overall Score | 212 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Africa |
| 🚩 Country | Ethiopia |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 19°C 66°F + Humid (99%) = feels 19°C 66°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😐 115 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | RebTel |
| 💸 100 ETB in USD | USD 2.71 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ETB 10,000 = USD 271 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tomoca Coffee |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,700,000 people |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Africa World Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Ethiopian Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Bethzatha |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $993 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $429 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $575 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $164 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $118 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $55 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,328 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $62 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (320 listings) | $951 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $31 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $0 |
Simple question. I’m going to Addis in March for ~2 months. Then maybe on to India.
Does anyone have some recommendations for places to stay and work around the city? I’d like to not have to worry too much about Internet (i.e. at least a few reliable hours per day, doesn’t need to be super fast).
Thanks!
Ugh. Thanks discouraging news. I’m going to be there for a while to be near my sister, so I’ll just have to deal with it.
Are there any better or worse neighborhoods to visit?
I went to Addis last year. I wouldn’t advise spending any length of time there unless it’s absolutely necessary. The city isn’t safe, you have to be careful everywhere you go. The poverty is very obvious with children begging everywhere. I found a few cafes with very slow internet, but wouldn’t be comfortable putting a nice laptop on show for all but one.
My husband and I are also thinking about Addis in April and look forward to seeing what people think. We’ve looked at iceaddis which I think is the only coworking space in the city.
✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very humid now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
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| Real | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 6820° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 6820° mild | 7021° mild | 6820° mild |
| Humidity | nice 35% | nice 47% | nice 44% | nice 64% | nice 46% | nice 78% | nice 86% | nice 91% | nice 89% | nice 62% | nice 59% | nice 64% |
| Rain | dry 0mm | dry 6mm | dry 23mm | rainy 90mm | dry 37mm | rainy 229mm | rainy 145mm | rainy 138mm | rainy 153mm | dry 26mm | dry 22mm | dry 11mm |
| Cloud | pockets 29% | pockets 42% | pockets 43% | cloudy 72% | cloudy 61% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 80% | cloudy 67% | pockets 39% | pockets 49% | cloudy 50% |
| Air quality | clean 68 US AQI | clean 59 US AQI | clean 65 US AQI | clean 65 US AQI | clean 68 US AQI | okay 108 US AQI | okay 102 US AQI | okay 82 US AQI | okay 79 US AQI | clean 59 US AQI | clean 59 US AQI | clean 63 US AQI |
| Sun | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 11 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 12 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI |
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