Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Austria instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB756.92
|
$15.38
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB786.60
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.03
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.35
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB151.58
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB612.28
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB766.84
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB334.20
|
$4.05
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB712.28
|
$6.06
€5.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB416.48
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.88
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.02
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.76
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.27
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.19
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB615.59
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,261.53
|
$48.89
€46.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,153,818.38
|
$26,790.93
€25,327.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB462.35
|
$20.20
€19.10
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,593.14
|
$36.05
€34.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,381.13
|
$834.31
€788.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,330.09
|
$704.76
€666.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,748.68
|
$275.88
€260.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,278.07
|
$436.40
€412.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,540,207.61
|
$14,173.71
€13,399.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.15
|
$4.65
€4.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.04
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB504.61
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,428.81
|
$45.89
€43.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB845.22
|
$12.58
€11.89
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,097.38
|
$85.11
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,482.48
|
$43.90
€41.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,730.81
|
$88.16
€83.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,052.76
|
$118.74
€112.25
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