Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 6.9% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Austria, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.20
|
$7.66
ETB434.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.60
ETB317.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$0.64
ETB36.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.39
ETB22.38
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$0.59
ETB33.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$4.28
ETB242.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$3.85
ETB218.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.23
ETB126.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$3.58
ETB203.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.87
ETB106.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.42
ETB23.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.88
ETB50.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.31
ETB17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.19
ETB11.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.28
ETB15.75
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$3.15
ETB178.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.15
|
$11.00
ETB624.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,475,443.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$4.10
ETB232.67
|
|
pay 73.3% more for housing
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
$202.38
ETB11,484.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.48
|
$496.62
ETB28,181.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.51
|
$259.10
ETB14,703.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
$101.32
ETB5,749.89
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.86
|
$74.57
ETB4,231.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,610,399.31
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$0.75
ETB42.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$0.73
ETB41.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.99
|
$66.88
ETB3,795.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.98
|
$4.00
ETB226.99
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
$26.92
ETB1,527.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
$53.83
ETB3,054.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
$64.59
ETB3,665.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.70
|
$78.66
ETB4,463.59
|
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