Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 5.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 18.8 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
|
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