Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.6 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Austria instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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