Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 92.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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