Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 4.3% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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