Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 55.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 47.5% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$10.09
MX$169.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$8.90
MX$149.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$1.21
MX$20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.84
MX$14.07
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$2.63
MX$44.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$5.57
MX$93.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$6.31
MX$105.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$2.49
MX$41.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$4.13
MX$69.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$1.42
MX$23.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.70
MX$11.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.82
MX$13.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$0.91
MX$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.95
MX$15.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.87
MX$14.53
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$5.46
MX$91.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$21.52
MX$361.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$21,960.54
MX$368,506.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$5.34
MX$89.64
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$27.98
MX$469.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,768.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$643.75
MX$10,802.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$41.48
MX$696.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$408.19
MX$6,849.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$10,042.62
MX$168,519.24
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$2.97
MX$49.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$3.52
MX$59.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$60.85
MX$1,021.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$5.94
MX$99.60
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$66.94
MX$1,123.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$45.00
MX$755.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$110.60
MX$1,855.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$106.14
MX$1,781.13
|
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