Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 27.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
|
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