Money and Costs
Currency
Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
Daily Costs
Budget less than US$50
- Basic double with private facilities: US$15–25
- Travel between cities by bus: US$8–17
- Local-style meals are tasty and cheap: from US$6–10
Midrange US$50–100
- Double room in a comfortable hotel: US$25–75
- Occasional internal flight: US$115–250
- Dinner with alcohol at a midrange restaurant: around US$10
Top End more than US$100
- Accommodation in a full-board resort or an upmarket hotel room: from US$75
- Private 4WD with driver: US$180
- Fine dining at an upmarket restaurant: US$15 and up
Bargaining
Bargaining is expected in tourist markets and many souvenir shops. Although some such places do have fixed prices, it's always worth asking if a 'discount' is possible. The same applies to many midrange and even some top-end hotels, especially when things are quiet and discounted rates are sometimes offered.
Money
Banks with foreign-exchange facilities and ATMs can be found in the new town alongside the avenue heading west from Harar Gate.