Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.5 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
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Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$21.44
€20.58
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$3.89
€3.74
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
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pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.80
€5.57
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$6.12
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$27,027.72
€25,943.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$31.72
€30.45
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$51.67
€49.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$1,942.57
€1,864.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$1,630.61
€1,565.19
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$186.56
€179.08
|
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pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$1,316.93
€1,264.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$17,684.09
€16,974.55
|
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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$4.34
€4.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$45.62
€43.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
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pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$64.15
€61.58
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$32.76
€31.45
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$82.52
€79.21
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$101.28
€97.22
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