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Amsterdam vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Amsterdam is 4.5 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Amsterdam
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in Amsterdam
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Amsterdam
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Amsterdam
Childcare: pay 14.8 times more in Amsterdam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Amsterdam
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Amsterdam

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Amsterdam are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB756.22	$21.44 €20.90	+257.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB785.87	$13.93 €13.59	+123.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB98.94	$3.23 €3.15	+311.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB63.29	$2.79 €2.72	+456.0%
Average			+287.1%

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB151.44	$2.06 €2.01	+71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB611.71	$6.58 €6.42	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB766.12	$4.76 €4.64	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB333.89	$4.81 €4.69	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB711.62	$6.45 €6.29	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB416.09	$0.98 €0.96	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB63.82	$1.03 €1.01	+104.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB135.90	$0.88 €0.86	-18.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB48.72	$1.81 €1.77	+369.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.23	$0.88 €0.86	+182.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB100.09	$0.96 €0.93	+20.3%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB615.02	$8.09 €7.89	+65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,260.36	$87.51 €85.34	+775.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,150,897.65	$35,207.42 €34,333.64	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB461.92	$24.86 €24.25	+578.4%
Average			+365.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,573.15	$47.53 €46.35	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB81,305.76	$2,189.86 €2,135.51	+239.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,280.70	$1,816.26 €1,771.18	+329.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,734.10	$206.94 €201.81	+65.8%
Average			+140.7%

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pay 14.8 times more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,268.56	$2,377.37 €2,318.36	+2818.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,535,076.87	$14,444.53 €14,086.05	-67.1%
Average			+1375.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB126.04	$6.43 €6.27	+543.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB144.90	$4.20 €4.10	+265.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB504.14	$13.40 €13.06	+234.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,418.22	$65.86 €64.23	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB844.44	$15.00 €14.63	+124.0%
Average			+228.0%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Amsterdam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,091.74	$92.54 €90.25	+91.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,473.70	$37.12 €36.20	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,718.09	$106.57 €103.92	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,038.82	$114.59 €111.74	-4.0%
Average			+8.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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