Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.9 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
$17.96
CA$25.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
$10.78
CA$15.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
$2.17
CA$3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
$1.53
CA$2.18
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
$2.65
CA$3.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
$6.28
CA$8.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
$9.92
CA$14.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
$3.31
CA$4.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
$5.89
CA$8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
$1.93
CA$2.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
$1.44
CA$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
$1.69
CA$2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
$1.20
CA$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
$1.31
CA$1.86
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
$4.15
CA$5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
$92.50
CA$131.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,759.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
$18.80
CA$26.76
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
$50.21
CA$71.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,029.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,807.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
$131.33
CA$187.00
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
$999.72
CA$1,423.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,385.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
$5.75
CA$8.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
$3.71
CA$5.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
$12.93
CA$18.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
$46.27
CA$65.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
$10.78
CA$15.35
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ottawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
$57.20
CA$81.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
$44.39
CA$63.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
$97.78
CA$139.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
$110.86
CA$157.84
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