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Addis Ababa vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 30.2% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON60.61	$4.26 ETB655.54	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.35	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.99	$0.61 ETB93.51	-73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.43	$0.57 ETB87.20	-73.6%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.34	$1.26 ETB193.73	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON21.89	$4.34 ETB667.36	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON29.29	$5.42 ETB834.53	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON15.89	$2.28 ETB351.02	-37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.85	$5.76 ETB886.79	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.82	$3.08 ETB473.48	+378.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.46	$0.43 ETB66.40	-45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.52	$1.06 ETB162.78	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.20	$0.40 ETB62.30	-65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.04	$0.28 ETB42.45	-40.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.07	$0.91 ETB139.43	+92.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.92	$4.81 ETB740.52	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON101.01	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON126,267.68	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+91.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON27.27	$3.62 ETB556.29	-41.8%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON50.03	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+1043.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,843.08	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,901.35	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON613.20	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-12.6%
Average			+268.8%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,920.48	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON64,055.17	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+107.0%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.15	$0.90 ETB138.50	-73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.42	$1.09 ETB167.35	-66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON29.29	$5.10 ETB784.81	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON230.58	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON40.41	$3.75 ETB577.06	-59.2%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON353.78	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON199.75	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+65.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON412.80	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON482.09	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+4.9%
Average			+6.5%

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