Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 35.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 73.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 12.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

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Mexico City vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$11.13 MX$205.76	+178.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$11.07 MX$204.73	+70.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.63 MX$30.14	+169.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.30 MX$24.06	+98.0%
Average			+125.7%

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.6% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$3.03 MX$56.07	+154.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$6.02 MX$111.38	+63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$6.73 MX$124.42	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.87 MX$53.00	+61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$4.39 MX$81.13	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.43 MX$26.42	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.90 MX$16.67	+202.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.93 MX$17.19	-5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.04 MX$19.27	+238.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.91 MX$16.90	+315.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.85 MX$15.71	+74.2%
Average			+73.6%

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.76 MX$106.56	+63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$20.03 MX$370.37	-5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$6.54 MX$120.88	+85.4%
Average			-5.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$34.66 MX$640.87	-83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$47.71 MX$882.34	-69.6%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 12.9% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	+219.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-60.1%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$3.34 MX$61.73	+317.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.80 MX$70.36	+314.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$5.29 MX$97.74	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.68 MX$123.46	+78.0%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+113.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$53.64 MX$991.98	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+40.2%
Average			+33.1%

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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