Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Manila instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$5.12
₱300.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.87
₱51.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.49
₱28.86
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$5.30
₱311.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$6.79
₱399.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$2.42
₱142.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$1.52
₱89.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.80
₱47.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$1.52
₱89.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.98
₱57.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$1.20
₱70.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$1.48
₱87.23
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$4.14
₱243.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$9.93
₱583.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$2.67
₱156.75
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.36
₱80.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$2.70
₱158.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$7.67
₱450.72
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
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