Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 52.6% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.98
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.42
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.61
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.59
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.05
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.08
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.71
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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