Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 66.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Lima, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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