Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 4.5 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$6.58
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$6.45
€6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
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pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$8.09
€7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$87.51
€84.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$24.86
€23.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$47.53
€45.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$206.94
€198.64
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$65.86
€63.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
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pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$92.54
€88.83
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$37.12
€35.63
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$106.57
€102.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$114.59
€109.99
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