Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 72.4% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Amman, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.010
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,005.080
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.410
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.540
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.170
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.350
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,751.060
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.240
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.710
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.780
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.800
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.140
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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