Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 11.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 15.0% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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