Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 70.1% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.4% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 4.3% less in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB815.36	$11.85 RON52.79	+97.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB847.34	$7.54 RON33.59	+20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB106.68	$2.00 RON8.90	+154.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB68.24	$2.20 RON9.82	+338.8%
Average			+152.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB163.29	$1.17 RON5.23	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB659.55	$4.52 RON20.15	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB826.04	$6.34 RON28.25	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB360.01	$3.28 RON14.60	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB767.28	$3.09 RON13.76	-45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB448.63	$0.59 RON2.61	-82.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB68.81	$0.77 RON3.43	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB146.53	$0.75 RON3.35	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB52.53	$0.88 RON3.92	+127.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB42.30	$0.51 RON2.26	+62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB107.92	$0.44 RON1.96	-44.5%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB663.12	$6.09 RON27.14	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,358.93	$17.24 RON76.78	+72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,397,335.00	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB498.05	$5.82 RON25.91	+58.7%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB23,260.42	$9.35 RON41.67	-94.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB87,664.83	$601.94 RON2,681.27	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB57,447.88	$397.23 RON1,769.42	-6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,964.69	$130.07 RON579.37	+4.2%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB11,071.68	$527.95 RON2,351.70	+548.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,967,985.15	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	-75.8%
Average			+236.1%

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pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB135.89	$3.23 RON14.40	+223.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB156.24	$3.17 RON14.11	+175.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB543.57	$5.98 RON26.63	+49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,311.26	$49.84 RON222.02	-45.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB910.49	$8.62 RON38.39	+28.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 4.3% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,568.18	$78.42 RON349.29	+62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB10,214.65	$39.68 RON176.74	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,791.01	$85.94 RON382.83	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB16,215.03	$105.80 RON471.28	-11.3%
Average			-4.3%

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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: June 2025

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