Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.1 times more expensive than Baku.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% less in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 8.2% more in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 4.3 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 7.9% more in Addis Ababa
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Baku. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Baku, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$6.00
ETB778.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$6.24
ETB808.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.78
ETB101.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.50
ETB65.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.20
ETB155.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$4.85
ETB629.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$6.08
ETB788.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.65
ETB343.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$5.65
ETB732.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$3.30
ETB428.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.51
ETB65.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$1.08
ETB139.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.39
ETB50.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.31
ETB40.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.79
ETB102.98
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$4.88
ETB632.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$10.00
ETB1,296.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,241,769.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$3.67
ETB475.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$171.17
ETB22,195.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$645.10
ETB83,650.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$422.74
ETB54,817.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$124.84
ETB16,187.87
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$81.47
ETB10,564.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,694,708.55
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.00
ETB129.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$1.15
ETB149.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$4.00
ETB518.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$90.59
ETB11,747.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.70
ETB868.79
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Baku
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$48.33
ETB6,267.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$75.17
ETB9,746.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$108.84
ETB14,113.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$119.32
ETB15,472.54
|
|
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