Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 59.8% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Amman, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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