Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 92.5% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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