Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 40.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Manila, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.89
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.85
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.99
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.79
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱402.35
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱131.29
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.41
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.29
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.49
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.82
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.73
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.11
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.78
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱584.02
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.21
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱170.28
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱376.11
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
Manila
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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