Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 65.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.1% more in Addis Ababa
- Groceries
-
pay 26.2% more in Addis Ababa
- Transportation
-
pay 16.5% more in Addis Ababa
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Addis Ababa
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Addis Ababa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.9% more in Addis Ababa
- Clothing
-
pay 50.8% more in Addis Ababa
The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$6.00
ETB804.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$6.24
ETB836.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
$0.78
ETB105.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
$1.20
ETB161.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
$4.85
ETB650.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
$6.08
ETB814.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
$4.88
ETB654.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
$422.74
ETB56,679.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$1.00
ETB134.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
$1.15
ETB154.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$4.00
ETB536.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
$108.84
ETB14,593.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
|
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