Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 12.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Australia, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
|
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