Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 3.1 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
|
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