Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
|
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