Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB419.96
|
$21.99
€20.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB307.02
|
$10.99
€10.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.81
|
$2.49
€2.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.63
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.53
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB234.53
|
$5.13
€4.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB211.22
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.15
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB196.24
|
$4.73
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB102.59
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.18
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.33
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB16.93
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.69
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.22
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB172.48
|
$7.90
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB603.07
|
$131.93
€123.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,425,437.00
|
$34,778.34
€32,462.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB224.78
|
$17.59
€16.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,095.52
|
$62.54
€58.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,226.76
|
$2,136.79
€1,994.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,205.07
|
$1,834.34
€1,712.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,555.01
|
$192.55
€179.73
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,088.50
|
$1,355.42
€1,265.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,521,927.00
|
$10,275.73
€9,591.37
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.12
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.08
|
$4.11
€3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$17.04
€15.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,666.39
|
$50.27
€46.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$13.19
€12.31
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,475.63
|
$90.63
€84.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,950.93
|
$39.17
€36.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,540.92
|
$97.66
€91.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,312.31
|
$106.59
€99.49
|
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