Cost of living comparison
Peru is 14.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Peru instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB422.14
|
$2.98
PEN11.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB308.61
|
$5.00
PEN18.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB34.99
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB21.74
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB32.70
|
$1.30
PEN4.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB235.75
|
$2.56
PEN9.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB212.31
|
$4.32
PEN16.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB122.78
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB197.26
|
$2.13
PEN7.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB103.13
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.30
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB48.58
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.02
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.74
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.30
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB173.38
|
$5.30
PEN19.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB606.20
|
$16.55
PEN61.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,432,844.09
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,107.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB225.95
|
$11.94
PEN44.49
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,153.17
|
$29.53
PEN110.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,368.24
|
$277.70
PEN1,035.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,278.89
|
$204.62
PEN762.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,583.88
|
$39.33
PEN146.60
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,109.74
|
$162.20
PEN604.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,535,031.85
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,086.22
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB41.33
|
$1.83
PEN6.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB40.29
|
$2.60
PEN9.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB220.44
|
$4.57
PEN17.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,685.44
|
$31.17
PEN116.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB220.44
|
$4.59
PEN17.09
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,483.30
|
$40.11
PEN149.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB2,966.26
|
$22.91
PEN85.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,559.32
|
$67.62
PEN252.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,334.72
|
$59.99
PEN223.61
|
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