Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 24.4% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
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