Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 25.3% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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