Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 14.5% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 60.7% more for childcare
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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