Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 12.9% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Athens, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.04
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.31
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€489.78
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€443.94
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.76
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.27
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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