Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 14.8% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 90.1% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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