Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 72.5% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 60.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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