Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 7.7% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,985
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,388
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK401
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK287
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK510
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,059
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK852
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK818
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,227
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK211
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK134
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK174
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK308
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK196
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 63.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,186
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,254
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,761,254
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,222
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,466
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK257,791
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK230,418
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,911
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,240
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK827,538
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,493
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK704
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,642
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,058
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,990
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,374
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,015
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,564
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,153
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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