Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 31.1% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.53
|
$7.13
ETB409.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.52
|
$6.24
ETB357.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.16
|
$0.82
ETB46.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.53
ETB30.60
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.09
ETB62.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.89
|
$4.56
ETB261.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.31
|
$5.68
ETB326.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$2.58
ETB147.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.39
|
$6.17
ETB353.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$2.95
ETB169.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.49
ETB28.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$1.10
ETB62.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.39
ETB22.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.76
ETB43.65
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.50
|
$4.65
ETB266.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.06
|
$10.00
ETB574.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,056.38
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,463,700.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.42
|
$3.88
ETB222.63
|
|
pay 86.6% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.21
|
$152.46
ETB8,751.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€675.02
|
$621.38
ETB35,667.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€481.76
|
$355.45
ETB20,403.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€211.66
|
$124.84
ETB7,165.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€417.19
|
$83.24
ETB4,778.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,070.15
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,520,816.67
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.01
|
$1.00
ETB57.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.11
ETB63.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.46
|
$4.00
ETB229.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€52.23
|
$80.77
ETB4,636.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.02
|
$5.00
ETB287.00
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.96
|
$40.11
ETB2,302.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.62
|
$57.34
ETB3,291.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.98
|
$92.44
ETB5,306.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€93.47
|
$98.33
ETB5,644.33
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