Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 65.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
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
MYR20.31
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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