How much is your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost of living crisis, where hard-hit people share their monthly expenses.
Name: Seid Anbes
Age: 33
Occupation: Social worker in the state office
Lives with: Wife Jemila Muhammad (29), son Reyan Seid (2), sister Halima Bati (16) and housekeeper Aziza Shemsedin (16)
Lives in: Studio apartment of 38 square meters in Bole Arabsa on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The studio consists of one room that serves as both a living room and a bedroom, separated by a curtain, with a bathroom and a small kitchen.
Monthly household income: Seid earns a gross salary of 6,193 birr ($115), but after taxes and pension deductions, he takes home 4,770 birr ($88). His wife, also a social worker, earns 6,093 birr ($113), bringing the total household income to 10,809 birr ($200).
Total expenses for the month: 15,500 Birr ($288)