Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 3.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£157.06
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.26
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.07
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.74
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£165.96
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£116.33
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.34
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.44
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.63
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.55
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.26
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.87
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 87.1% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.74
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£549.70
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.96
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£78.53
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.74
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£961.09
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£188.47
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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