Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 51.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
|
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