Cost of living comparison
Rome is 99.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Rome instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$7.00
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$1.09
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$7.15
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$37.51
€35.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$17.15
€16.44
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$763.10
€731.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$508.83
€487.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.53
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$58.31
€55.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$102.32
€98.10
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