Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.7 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
|
pay 66.2% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
|
pay 67.3% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
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