Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 41.8% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.23
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.38
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.41
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.36
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.41
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.92
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.90
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,572.18
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.90
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.16
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€766.98
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€521.16
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€156.29
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€446.37
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,284.82
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.23
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.89
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.64
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.62
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.78
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.44
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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