Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.2 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
$5.74
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
$5.77
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
$3.63
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
$7.38
€6.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
$31.88
€29.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
$27,266.35
€25,582.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
$7.36
€6.90
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
$15.10
€14.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
$817.79
€767.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
$555.68
€521.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
$166.64
€156.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
$475.95
€446.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
$8,833.69
€8,288.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
$4.51
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
$3.08
€2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
$33.73
€31.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
$79.56
€74.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
$37.08
€34.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
$86.90
€81.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
$107.10
€100.49
|
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