Cost of living comparison

 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
compared to
 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 20.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants
pay 80.7% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries
pay 11.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation
pay 18.8% more in Buenos Aires
Housing
pay 45.6% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare
pay 37.9% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing
pay 22.3% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

pay 80.7% more for restaurants

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
ETB804.45
$11.00
ARS12,984.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
ETB836.00
$8.49
ARS10,021.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
ETB105.25
$1.47
ARS1,734.36

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
ETB161.10
$2.16
ARS2,543.80
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
ETB650.73
$5.19
ARS6,129.72
Milk (1 gallon) $6.08
ETB814.99
$5.04
ARS5,949.77

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.88
ETB654.25
$3.50
ARS4,136.99
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
ETB1,340.75
$11.00
ARS12,984.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
$23,250.00
ARS27,443,843.35

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pay 45.6% less for housing

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
$23.79
ARS28,086.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $645.10
ETB86,491.78
$513.68
ARS606,334.68
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $422.74
ETB56,679.17
$357.39
ARS421,858.91

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pay 37.9% more for childcare

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $81.47
ETB10,923.53
$216.50
ARS255,552.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
$4,476.88
ARS5,284,417.75

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ETB134.07
$1.80
ARS2,124.41
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.15
ETB154.15
$2.98
ARS3,522.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
ETB536.30
$2.40
ARS2,832.91

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

 
Addis Ababa
Buenos Aires
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
$89.58
ARS105,732.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
$74.73
ARS88,208.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
$114.08
ARS134,654.16

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