Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 31.8% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Riga, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.50
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.91
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.97
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 70.3% more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€516.44
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.26
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.17
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.16
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
|
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