Cost of living comparison

Athens, Greece

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 18.7% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 48.0% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 96.2% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$6.00 ETB809.40	-62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.35	$6.24 ETB841.14	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €1.78	$0.78 ETB105.90	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.47	$0.50 ETB67.74	-8.3%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.10	$1.20 ETB162.09	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.71	$4.85 ETB654.73	-26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €5.45	$6.08 ETB820.01	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €3.90	$2.65 ETB357.37	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.23	$5.65 ETB761.67	+15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$3.30 ETB445.35	+255.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$0.51 ETB68.31	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$1.08 ETB145.46	+79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.39 ETB52.14	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.31 ETB41.99	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.79 ETB107.13	+51.1%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 48.0% less for transportation

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €6.61	$4.88 ETB658.28	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €25.98	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €26,308.04	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €11.14	$3.67 ETB494.41	-71.5%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 96.2% more for housing

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €28.18	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	+425.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €549.53	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €482.55	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	-24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €132.83	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	-18.6%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €401.06	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €9,283.77	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	+309.6%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.64	$1.00 ETB134.90	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.21	$1.15 ETB155.10	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.22	$4.00 ETB539.60	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €42.74	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	+83.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €8.35	$6.70 ETB903.83	-30.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Athens	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €74.56	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €33.18	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	+96.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €81.18	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €99.90	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	+3.4%
Average			+17.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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