Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 88.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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