Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 26.6% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Prague, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK206.57
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK42.39
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.81
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.61
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK145.78
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK96.31
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK62.23
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK95.24
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.62
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.81
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.74
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.86
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.97
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.30
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK149.13
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK568.08
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK619,721.90
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK316.06
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK478.65
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,448.52
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,372.00
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,433.65
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 92.4% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,349.03
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK286,154.13
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK58.36
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK74.85
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK159.06
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,550.37
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK2,005.45
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK879.92
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,251.66
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,702.68
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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