Cost of living comparison
Lima is 22.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Lima instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB729.00
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.59
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.38
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.01
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.99
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.70
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.55
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.87
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB686.01
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.12
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.52
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.01
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.96
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.82
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.49
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.89
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,215.00
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,037,500.00
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.30
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,796.75
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,379.65
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,363.18
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,167.85
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 40.1% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,899.00
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,335,875.00
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.50
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.69
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB486.00
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,007.29
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB814.05
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,872.50
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,132.75
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,224.39
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,497.59
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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