Cost of living comparison

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Tirana vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 54.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 71.7% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 34.3% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 64.1% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.4% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 0.3% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 71.7% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB788.24	$10.92 ALL1,007	+81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB819.15	$8.73 ALL806	+40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.13	$1.58 ALL146	+101.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.97	$0.82 ALL76	+63.6%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB157.85	$1.00 ALL92	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB637.61	$6.31 ALL582	+30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB798.56	$7.59 ALL700	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.03	$3.59 ALL331	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB741.75	$3.54 ALL326	-37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB433.71	$0.74 ALL68	-77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.52	$1.15 ALL106	+127.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.65	$0.82 ALL76	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.78	$0.87 ALL80	+125.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.89	$0.50 ALL46	+61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.33	$0.60 ALL55	-24.3%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.06	$7.84 ALL724	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,313.73	$17.47 ALL1,611	+74.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,284,315.50	$29,474.40 ALL2,719,127	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB481.48	$29.47 ALL2,719	+704.2%
Average			+214.4%

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pay 34.3% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,486.61	$18.21 ALL1,680	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,748.48	$594.90 ALL54,882	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,536.76	$412.58 ALL38,062	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,400.33	$78.02 ALL7,198	-37.5%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 64.1% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,703.36	$257.35 ALL23,741	+215.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,769,447.56	$5,375.91 ALL495,948	-87.8%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.37	$2.73 ALL252	+172.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.04	$1.85 ALL171	+61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB525.49	$3.82 ALL352	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,901.70	$46.89 ALL4,325	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB880.20	$8.73 ALL806	+30.3%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 0.3% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,349.68	$64.35 ALL5,936	+33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,874.84	$47.77 ALL4,407	-36.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,298.96	$100.14 ALL9,239	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,675.61	$134.06 ALL12,367	+12.3%
Average			+0.3%

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