Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.4 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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