Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 6.9% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Rome, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 99.9% more for housing
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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