Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 4.5 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
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