Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.1 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Prague instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
|
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