Cost of living comparison
Russia is 8.4% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Russia instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
|
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