Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 54.4% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 77.2% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 66.5% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
|
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