Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 71.1% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
GEL29.87
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
GEL22.66
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
GEL2.44
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
GEL1.94
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
GEL11.02
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.91
GEL21.75
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
GEL6.94
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
GEL8.34
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
GEL1.68
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.12
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.05
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GEL2.09
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
GEL0.97
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
GEL12.16
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.98
GEL41.20
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,468.16
GEL70,037.45
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.04
GEL52.37
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.68
GEL2,075.37
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$502.72
GEL1,382.47
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.92
GEL148.28
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
GEL664.79
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,601.22
GEL15,403.36
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
GEL5.15
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
GEL8.78
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
GEL8.24
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.67
GEL142.08
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.49
GEL20.60
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.50
GEL210.36
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.25
GEL135.44
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.59
GEL337.11
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.83
GEL370.79
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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