Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.8 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$4.93
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$93.45
€86.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$22.98
€21.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$999.06
€926.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$210.36
€195.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$41.73
€38.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 77.7% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$118.23
€109.69
|
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