Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 98.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Lisbon
- Groceries
-
pay 27.1% more in Lisbon
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Lisbon
- Housing
-
pay 49.1% more in Lisbon
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.6% more in Lisbon
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Lisbon
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Lisbon are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Lisbon.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB787.35
|
$13.66
€11.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB818.23
|
$9.65
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.01
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.90
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.68
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB636.90
|
$5.58
€4.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB797.67
|
$3.87
€3.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB347.64
|
$2.97
€2.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB740.92
|
$3.31
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.22
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.45
|
$0.69
€0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.49
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.72
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.85
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.22
|
$0.94
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB640.34
|
$7.21
€6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,312.25
|
$42.87
€37.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,280,625.00
|
$32,152.89
€28,220.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB480.94
|
$9.86
€8.65
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,461.35
|
$39.90
€35.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,653.25
|
$1,514.21
€1,329.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,474.35
|
$1,070.61
€939.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,381.90
|
$106.17
€93.19
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,691.33
|
$576.40
€505.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,762,964.58
|
$15,251.75
€13,386.46
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.22
|
$3.22
€2.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB150.87
|
$2.61
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB524.90
|
$6.00
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,888.33
|
$42.41
€37.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB879.21
|
$8.57
€7.53
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,342.54
|
$86.58
€75.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,863.75
|
$37.63
€33.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,282.89
|
$82.49
€72.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,657.99
|
$108.41
€95.15
|
|
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