Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 95.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
|
|
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
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$1.91
€1.83
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$6.52
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.13
€4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.49
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$6.03
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$39.66
€38.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$27,865.84
€26,747.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$11.49
€11.03
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$33.52
€32.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$942.82
€904.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$774.26
€743.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$192.52
€184.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$485.78
€466.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$8,574.10
€8,230.09
|
|
pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.32
€2.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$46.17
€44.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$88.79
€85.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$42.55
€40.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$103.31
€99.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$127.18
€122.08
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