Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 88.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY343.69	$6.00 ETB809.40	-31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY286.41	$6.24 ETB841.14	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY50.07	$0.78 ETB105.90	-38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.87	$0.50 ETB67.74	-0.4%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.87	$1.20 ETB162.09	+44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY181.56	$4.85 ETB654.73	+5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.71	$6.08 ETB820.01	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY66.23	$2.65 ETB357.37	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY106.34	$5.65 ETB761.67	+109.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.17	$3.30 ETB445.35	+578.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.72	$0.51 ETB68.31	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.89	$1.08 ETB145.46	+137.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.34	$0.39 ETB52.14	-28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.75	$0.31 ETB41.99	+25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.05	$0.79 ETB107.13	+245.8%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY189.67	$4.88 ETB658.28	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY343.69	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	+14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,766,556.37	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	-44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY212.84	$3.67 ETB494.41	-32.2%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY453.10	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	+1388.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,341.29	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,731.73	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,090.68	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	+135.2%
Average			+384.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,778.86	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY409,229.92	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	+322.7%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY137.48	$1.00 ETB134.90	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.98	$1.15 ETB155.10	-59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY80.19	$4.00 ETB539.60	+96.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,611.41	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	+121.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY229.13	$6.70 ETB903.83	+15.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,232.00	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,795.04	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	+65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,104.04	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,674.19	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	+27.9%
Average			+20.7%

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