Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.0 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
$9.33
zł37.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
$1.61
zł6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
$1.47
zł5.88
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
$4.21
zł16.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
$3.58
zł14.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
$2.59
zł10.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
$0.41
zł1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
$0.66
zł2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
$0.74
zł2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
$1.34
zł5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
$0.37
zł1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
$0.39
zł1.55
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
$6.19
zł24.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
$25.65
zł102.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
$7.46
zł29.83
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
$3.26
zł13.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
$3.15
zł12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
$33.98
zł135.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
$6.99
zł27.97
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
$94.44
zł377.58
|
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