Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 56.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$190.36	$6.00 ETB825.54	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.77	$6.24 ETB857.92	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.70	$0.78 ETB108.01	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.82	$0.50 ETB69.09	-35.0%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.01	$1.20 ETB165.33	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$93.31	$4.85 ETB667.79	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.60	$6.08 ETB836.36	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.85	$2.65 ETB364.50	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.46	$5.65 ETB776.86	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.42	$3.30 ETB454.24	+170.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.83	$0.51 ETB69.67	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.32	$1.08 ETB148.36	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.86	$0.39 ETB53.18	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.32	$0.31 ETB42.83	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.87	$0.79 ETB109.27	-4.0%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.91	$4.88 ETB671.41	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$342.65	$10.00 ETB1,375.90	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$356,927.55	$25,000.00 ETB3,439,760.55	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.63	$3.67 ETB504.27	+5.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$467.45	$171.17 ETB23,550.89	+602.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,132.52	$645.10 ETB88,759.58	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,435.26	$422.74 ETB58,165.28	-22.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$581.19	$124.84 ETB17,176.55	+311.9%
Average			+216.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,311.61	$81.47 ETB11,209.94	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,580.54	$43,916.67 ETB6,042,512.70	+421.1%
Average			+171.2%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.35	$1.00 ETB137.59	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.64	$1.15 ETB158.19	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$75.19	$4.00 ETB550.36	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,029.41	$90.59 ETB12,465.00	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$95.18	$6.70 ETB921.86	+35.0%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,080.57	$48.33 ETB6,650.20	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$787.27	$75.17 ETB10,342.21	+83.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,763.88	$108.84 ETB14,975.72	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,762.67	$119.32 ETB16,417.52	+29.8%
Average			+29.2%

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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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