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:

pay 29.6% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$189.72
$6.00
ETB804.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$142.29
$6.24
ETB836.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.63
$0.78
ETB105.25

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Addis Ababa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$46.85
$1.20
ETB161.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$92.99
$4.85
ETB650.73
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$105.24
$6.08
ETB814.99

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$88.61
$4.88
ETB654.25
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$341.49
$10.00
ETB1,340.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$355,719.96
$25,000.00
ETB3,351,875.00

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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$465.87
$171.17
ETB22,949.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$17,074.56
$645.10
ETB86,491.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,399.96
$422.74
ETB56,679.17

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,286.87
$81.47
ETB10,923.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$161,033.86
$43,916.67
ETB5,888,127.08

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$52.17
$1.00
ETB134.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$57.45
$1.15
ETB154.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$74.94
$4.00
ETB536.30

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
Addis Ababa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,076.91
$48.33
ETB6,480.29
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$784.61
$75.17
ETB10,077.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,757.91
$108.84
ETB14,593.09

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