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Addis Ababa vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 22.5% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 90.2% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Podgorica, you would:

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.45	$4.26 ETB664.57	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €7.96	$6.50 ETB1,014.02	-30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.07	$0.61 ETB94.79	-75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.23	$0.57 ETB88.40	-60.8%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.90	$1.26 ETB196.39	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 €3.79	$4.34 ETB676.55	-2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.26	$5.42 ETB846.02	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.76	$2.28 ETB355.85	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.26	$5.76 ETB899.00	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$3.08 ETB480.00	+350.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.67	$0.43 ETB67.32	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.65	$1.06 ETB165.03	+39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.97	$0.40 ETB63.15	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.38	$0.28 ETB43.04	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.44	$0.91 ETB141.35	+77.1%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.65	$4.81 ETB750.72	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.85	$12.00 ETB1,872.03	-65.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €22,888.09	$55,000.00 ETB8,580,139.42	+104.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.77 €5.77	$3.62 ETB563.95	-46.6%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 90.2% more for housing

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.83 €27.98	$130.20 ETB20,311.53	+296.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$654.56 €557.69	$815.99 ETB127,297.27	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$501.37 €427.17	$512.43 ETB79,940.16	+2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.66 €75.54	$121.97 ETB19,027.72	+37.6%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €248.78	$94.05 ETB14,671.77	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,533.53 €6,418.62	$30,187.50 ETB4,709,326.53	+300.7%
Average			+116.4%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.34	$0.90 ETB140.40	-67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.87	$1.09 ETB169.66	-50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 €3.68	$5.10 ETB795.61	+18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 €40.03	$62.10 ETB9,688.34	+32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €4.98	$3.75 ETB585.01	-35.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €73.87	$45.03 ETB7,025.24	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €39.81	$75.17 ETB11,726.19	+60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €81.48	$94.08 ETB14,676.99	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €92.05	$115.09 ETB17,953.85	+6.5%
Average			+4.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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