Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Italy

Rome vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 73.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 77.2% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Rome
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 41.2% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Rome
Clothing: pay 15.0% more in Rome

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare in Rome are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Rome.

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Rome vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$16.80 €14.95	+319.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$11.20 €9.97	+72.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$2.96 €2.63	+388.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.48 €1.32	+125.2%
Average			+193.3%

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pay 77.2% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$2.22 €1.98	+87.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$7.42 €6.61	+100.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$6.49 €5.77	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$4.66 €4.15	+163.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$5.66 €5.03	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.17 €1.04	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$1.05 €0.94	+254.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.09 €0.97	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.07 €0.96	+248.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.64 €0.57	+192.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.72 €0.64	+47.0%
Average			+77.2%

Addis Ababa vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$8.04 €7.16	+127.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$39.19 €34.88	+85.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$20.16 €17.94	+471.8%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$31.87 €28.36	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$873.39 €777.35	+121.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$157.13 €139.85	+0.2%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 41.2% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$487.21 €433.63	+257.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	-44.1%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$5.60 €4.98	+599.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.07 €1.84	+125.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$7.28 €6.48	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$65.43 €58.24	+48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$11.20 €9.97	+198.6%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 15.0% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$71.31 €63.47	+115.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$36.31 €32.32	-48.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$83.63 €74.43	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$123.17 €109.63	+48.9%
Average			+15.0%

Addis Ababa vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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