Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 78.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 92.2% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
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