Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 71.8% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL998
|
$7.13
ETB409.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
$6.24
ETB357.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.82
ETB46.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.53
ETB30.60
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.09
ETB62.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL564
|
$4.56
ETB261.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL701
|
$5.68
ETB326.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
$2.58
ETB147.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL335
|
$6.17
ETB353.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.95
ETB169.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL103
|
$0.49
ETB28.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.10
ETB62.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.39
ETB22.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.29
ETB16.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.76
ETB43.65
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL721
|
$4.65
ETB266.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,597
|
$10.00
ETB574.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,319
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,463,700.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
$3.88
ETB222.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
$152.46
ETB8,751.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,745
|
$621.38
ETB35,667.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,325
|
$355.45
ETB20,403.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,233
|
$124.84
ETB7,165.71
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,836
|
$83.24
ETB4,778.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL450,580
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,520,816.67
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL250
|
$1.00
ETB57.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL168
|
$1.11
ETB63.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$4.00
ETB229.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
$80.77
ETB4,636.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL799
|
$5.00
ETB287.00
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
$40.11
ETB2,302.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
$57.34
ETB3,291.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,856
|
$92.44
ETB5,306.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,681
|
$98.33
ETB5,644.33
|
|
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