Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 9.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 75.9% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 59.3% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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