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Addis Ababa vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 28.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 0.2% less in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 46.4% less in Addis Ababa

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Addis Ababa.

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Addis Ababa vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 68.4% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$4.00 ETB654.34	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$0.61 ETB99.06	-69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.66 ETB107.50	-58.7%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$1.19 ETB194.58	-52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$3.70 ETB604.57	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$4.09 ETB669.40	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$1.77 ETB289.63	-37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$4.59 ETB750.34	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$2.44 ETB399.44	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.30 ETB48.73	-69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$0.99 ETB161.65	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$0.31 ETB50.42	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.22 ETB35.99	-60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.49 ETB79.77	-12.4%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$3.53 ETB577.22	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	-23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+93.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$3.53 ETB576.64	-63.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+582.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$706.95 ETB116K	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	-22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	-3.5%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 0.2% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+239.3%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$0.80 ETB130.87	-79.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$0.92 ETB150.32	-76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+90.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-11.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$3.75 ETB613.45	-63.9%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-40.2%
Average			-46.4%

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