Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.77
|
$0.50
ETB67.33
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$41.71
|
$2.65
ETB355.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$68.23
|
$5.65
ETB757.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$23.35
|
$3.30
ETB442.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.79
|
$0.51
ETB67.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$15.27
|
$1.08
ETB144.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
$0.39
ETB51.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$16.26
|
$0.31
ETB41.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
$0.79
ETB106.48
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$66.40
|
$3.67
ETB491.38
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$579.23
|
$124.84
ETB16,737.69
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,025.93
|
$90.59
ETB12,146.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$94.86
|
$6.70
ETB898.30
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,756.71
|
$119.32
ETB15,998.06
|
|
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