Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.5 times more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.09
KMF499
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KMF200
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KMF176
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.62
KMF8,539
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
KMF2,019
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
KMF498
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
KMF1,019
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
KMF100
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
KMF113
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
KMF456
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KMF457
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
KMF398
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.68
KMF32,867
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.24
KMF38,164
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
KMF749
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.44
KMF15,330
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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