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Addis Ababa vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 21.2% more expensive than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 50.8% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% less for restaurants

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €10.39	$6.00 ETB764.91	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €8.32	$6.24 ETB794.90	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 €1.90	$0.78 ETB100.08	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 €1.49	$0.50 ETB64.02	-67.3%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 €1.70	$1.20 ETB153.18	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €6.33	$4.85 ETB618.74	-25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €4.21	$6.08 ETB774.93	+40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 €3.12	$2.65 ETB337.73	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.46 €3.36	$5.65 ETB719.80	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.76	$3.30 ETB420.87	+319.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.81	$0.51 ETB64.55	-39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.98	$1.08 ETB137.46	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 €1.92	$0.39 ETB49.28	-80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.73	$0.31 ETB39.68	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.75	$0.79 ETB101.25	+3.0%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.43 €6.23	$4.88 ETB622.09	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.58 €37.42	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	-74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,650.55 €23,905.88	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.65 €15.18	$3.67 ETB467.23	-76.6%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.58 €19.96	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+731.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$769.99 €746.73	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$617.27 €598.62	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	-31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.33 €181.67	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	-33.4%
Average			+162.7%

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pay 50.8% more for childcare

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$612.91 €594.40	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,233.33 €14,773.14	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+188.3%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 €2.60	$1.00 ETB127.48	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 €2.73	$1.15 ETB146.57	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €5.20	$4.00 ETB509.94	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.95 €44.56	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	+97.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.15 €10.81	$6.70 ETB854.14	-39.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Bratislava	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.52 €71.30	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €35.93	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+102.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.22 €80.71	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.33 €98.27	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	+17.8%
Average			+29.3%

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