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
ETB728.79
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$102.32
€97.04
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