Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Italy instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
ETB69.33
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
ETB69.33
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
ETB16.98
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
ETB11.39
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
ETB14.58
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
ETB88.54
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ETB84.53
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ETB42.20
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
ETB75.60
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
ETB28.72
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
ETB10.06
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
ETB14.66
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
ETB8.82
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
ETB5.68
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ETB7.56
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
ETB70.28
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.50
ETB265.77
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,000.00
ETB1,271,050.05
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.72
ETB201.52
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$542.50
ETB12,537.18
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.79
ETB8,314.69
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
ETB4,352.47
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.89
ETB2,701.25
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.62
ETB2,787.64
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB616,266.69
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB23.11
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ETB19.30
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB92.44
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.67
ETB1,240.35
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
ETB85.04
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
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pay 75.3% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.50
ETB635.58
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.91
ETB1,407.63
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.27
ETB1,832.04
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
ETB1,462.49
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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