Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 75.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.10
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.29
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.42
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.76
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.55
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.28
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.02
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
|
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