Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 32.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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