Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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