Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 8.3% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Athens, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$7.66
ETB431.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$5.60
ETB315.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.64
ETB35.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.39
ETB22.22
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.59
ETB33.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$4.28
ETB240.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$3.85
ETB217.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$2.23
ETB125.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$3.58
ETB201.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.87
ETB105.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.42
ETB23.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.88
ETB49.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.31
ETB17.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.19
ETB10.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.28
ETB15.64
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$3.15
ETB177.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$11.00
ETB619.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,464,562.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$4.10
ETB230.95
|
|
pay 96.4% more for housing
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$202.38
ETB11,400.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$496.62
ETB27,974.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$259.10
ETB14,594.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$101.32
ETB5,707.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$74.57
ETB4,200.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,591,148.95
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$0.75
ETB42.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$0.73
ETB41.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$66.88
ETB3,767.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$4.00
ETB225.32
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Athens
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$26.92
ETB1,516.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$53.83
ETB3,031.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$64.59
ETB3,638.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$78.66
ETB4,430.68
|
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