Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 8.9% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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