Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Marino vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 90.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6% more in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 3.5 times more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 26.8% less in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in San Marino
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% less in San Marino
The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in San Marino are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in San Marino. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in San Marino.
San Marino vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
ETB686.76
|
$17.52
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
ETB1,047.87
|
$8.56
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
ETB97.96
|
$2.31
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
ETB91.35
|
$1.61
€1.40
|
|
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
ETB202.95
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
ETB699.14
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
ETB874.27
|
$4.42
€3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ETB367.73
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.76
ETB929.01
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.08
ETB496.02
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
ETB69.57
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
ETB170.54
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ETB65.26
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB44.47
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
ETB146.07
|
?? | |
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ETB775.78
|
$7.74
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.00
ETB1,934.54
|
$29.20
€25.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,000.00
ETB9M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
ETB582.78
|
$23.71
€20.73
|
|
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 26.8% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.20
ETB20,989.71
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.99
ETB132K
|
$642.39
€561.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.43
ETB82,609.28
|
$583.99
€510.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.97
ETB19,663.04
|
$89.32
€78.09
|
|
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.05
ETB15,161.64
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,187.50
ETB5M
|
?? |
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
ETB145.09
|
$4.67
€4.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
ETB175.32
|
$1.75
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
ETB822.18
|
$5.84
€5.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.10
ETB10,011.83
|
$58.40
€51.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
ETB604.54
|
$8.18
€7.15
|
|
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.03
ETB7,259.80
|
$81.76
€71.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB12,117.72
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.08
ETB15,167.04
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.09
ETB18,553.31
|
$58.40
€51.06
|
|
Addis Ababa vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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