Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 4.2 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
$7.13
ETB409.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
$6.24
ETB357.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,801
|
$0.82
ETB46.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,470
|
$0.53
ETB30.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,338
|
$1.09
ETB62.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,258
|
$4.56
ETB261.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,489
|
$5.68
ETB326.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,823
|
$2.58
ETB147.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,747
|
$6.17
ETB353.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,049
|
$2.95
ETB169.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,118
|
$0.49
ETB28.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,780
|
$1.10
ETB62.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,885
|
$0.39
ETB22.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,927
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,726
|
$0.76
ETB43.65
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,234
|
$4.65
ETB266.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,500
|
$10.00
ETB574.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,368,000,000
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,463,700.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
$3.88
ETB222.63
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,775
|
$152.46
ETB8,751.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,855,270
|
$621.38
ETB35,667.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,781,297
|
$355.45
ETB20,403.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,998
|
$124.84
ETB7,165.71
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,338,160
|
$83.24
ETB4,778.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,923,732
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,520,816.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,575
|
$1.00
ETB57.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,027
|
$1.11
ETB63.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
$4.00
ETB229.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,208
|
$80.77
ETB4,636.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
$5.00
ETB287.00
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,395,064
|
$40.11
ETB2,302.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,199,008
|
$57.34
ETB3,291.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,953,912
|
$92.44
ETB5,306.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,935,030
|
$98.33
ETB5,644.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Addis Ababa or Tehran. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.