Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 58.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
|
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