Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 51.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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