Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 91.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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