Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 99.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 51.5% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$6.52
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$4.34
€4.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$38.58
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$24,650.55
€23,661.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$15.65
€15.02
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$20.58
€19.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$769.99
€739.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$617.27
€592.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$187.33
€179.82
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$612.91
€588.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$15,233.33
€14,622.12
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$45.95
€44.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$11.15
€10.70
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$73.52
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$37.05
€35.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$83.22
€79.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$101.33
€97.26
|
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