Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 64.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 84.5% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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