Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.5 times more expensive than Baghdad.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.5% more in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 19.4% more in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 6.6 times more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.7% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,959
|
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,941
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,116
|
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,718
|
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,384
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,907
|
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD673
|
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD674
|
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD609
|
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD403
|
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,337
|
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,824
|
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,859,432
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,877
|
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,126
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD581,148
|
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD346,204
|
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,037
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD212,780
|
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,504,076
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,982
|
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,790
|
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,982
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,782
|
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,941
|
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,628
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,581
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,920
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,172
|
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
|
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