Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 28.7% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 17.2% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
|
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