Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 4.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 15.7 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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