Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 21.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB419.96
|
$8.16
₴302.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB307.02
|
$4.15
₴153.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.81
|
$0.62
₴23.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.63
|
$0.49
₴18.32
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.53
|
$0.72
₴26.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB234.53
|
$4.00
₴148.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB211.22
|
$3.90
₴144.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.15
|
$2.02
₴74.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB196.24
|
$1.76
₴65.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB102.59
|
$0.25
₴9.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.18
|
$0.62
₴22.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.33
|
$0.68
₴25.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB16.93
|
$1.01
₴37.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.69
|
$0.22
₴8.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.22
|
$0.34
₴12.54
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB172.48
|
$5.50
₴204.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB603.07
|
$9.52
₴352.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,425,437.00
|
$23,116.98
₴857,034.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB224.78
|
$3.81
₴141.16
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,095.52
|
$5.04
₴186.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,226.76
|
$454.74
₴16,858.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,205.07
|
$275.70
₴10,221.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,555.01
|
$74.83
₴2,774.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,088.50
|
$312.58
₴11,588.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,521,927.00
|
$5,592.11
₴207,320.54
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.12
|
$1.09
₴40.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.08
|
$1.35
₴50.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$2.04
₴75.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,666.39
|
$26.77
₴992.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB219.30
|
$4.08
₴151.24
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,475.63
|
$65.70
₴2,435.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,950.93
|
$33.80
₴1,253.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,540.92
|
$78.00
₴2,891.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,312.31
|
$93.05
₴3,449.90
|
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