Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 3.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$2.53
ISK354
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$2.03
ISK283
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$5.90
ISK823
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.57
ISK219
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.93
ISK130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$2.22
ISK309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$1.24
ISK174
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.69
ISK96
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
|
pay 95.9% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$4.53
ISK632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
|
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