Cost of living comparison

Brasilia, Brazil

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 74.4% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 99.4% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 65.2% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 R$38.66	$6.00 ETB809.40	-13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$33.83	$6.24 ETB841.14	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 R$6.32	$0.78 ETB105.90	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 R$4.24	$0.50 ETB67.74	-34.2%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.71	$1.20 ETB162.09	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 R$24.60	$4.85 ETB654.73	+9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 R$19.81	$6.08 ETB820.01	+70.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.67	$2.65 ETB357.37	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.42 R$7.89	$5.65 ETB761.67	+297.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.81	$3.30 ETB445.35	+281.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.15	$0.51 ETB68.31	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.77	$1.08 ETB145.46	+116.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.86	$0.39 ETB52.14	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.82	$0.31 ETB41.99	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.97	$0.79 ETB107.13	+48.4%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 R$21.01	$4.88 ETB658.28	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.46 R$241.14	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	-77.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,385.57 R$135,308.26	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.21 R$40.01	$3.67 ETB494.41	-49.2%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.32 R$107.17	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	+786.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.74 R$2,001.65	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	+78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.88 R$1,242.22	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	+88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 R$285.60	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	+142.5%
Average			+274.1%

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pay 99.4% more for childcare

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.58 R$2,561.19	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,525.09 R$63,949.26	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	+281.1%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$9.66	$1.00 ETB134.90	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 R$9.70	$1.15 ETB155.10	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$11.60	$4.00 ETB539.60	+91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$132.06	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	+280.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.97 R$38.66	$6.70 ETB903.83	-3.8%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 65.2% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.89 R$282.39	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.19 R$228.54	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	+82.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.43 R$357.48	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	+68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 R$309.10	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	+114.2%
Average			+65.2%

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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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