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
ETB434.69
|
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
|
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