Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.5 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 62.1% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
|
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