Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.7 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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