Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 22.0% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Addis Ababa

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

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Addis Ababa vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$4.00 ETB654.34	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$0.61 ETB99.06	-74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$0.66 ETB107.50	-48.0%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.19 ETB194.58	+0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$3.70 ETB604.57	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$4.09 ETB669.40	-51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$1.77 ETB289.63	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$4.59 ETB750.34	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$2.44 ETB399.44	+174.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.30 ETB48.73	-73.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$0.99 ETB161.65	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$0.31 ETB50.42	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.22 ETB35.99	-52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.49 ETB79.77	-15.6%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$3.53 ETB577.22	-59.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$3.53 ETB576.64	-89.3%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+966.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$706.95 ETB116K	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	-17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+109.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+265.9%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$0.80 ETB130.87	-77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$0.92 ETB150.32	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$3.75 ETB613.45	-61.6%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Tirana	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-28.3%
Average			-24.4%

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