Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 15.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 56.9% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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