Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 98.0% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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