Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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