Cost of living comparison

Vilnius, Lithuania

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 45.9% more expensive than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 40.2% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Vilnius. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Vilnius, you would:

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.86 €11.14	$6.00 ETB809.40	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.42	$6.24 ETB841.14	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.68	$0.78 ETB105.90	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 €1.58	$0.50 ETB67.74	-72.4%
Average			-53.2%

Vilnius vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 €1.32	$1.20 ETB162.09	-21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 €5.51	$4.85 ETB654.73	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 €4.48	$6.08 ETB820.01	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 €2.23	$2.65 ETB357.37	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 €2.63	$5.65 ETB761.67	+86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.56	$3.30 ETB445.35	+406.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.60	$0.51 ETB68.31	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.79	$1.08 ETB145.46	+17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.28	$0.39 ETB52.14	-73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.34	$0.31 ETB41.99	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.39	$0.79 ETB107.13	+78.0%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 €5.30	$4.88 ETB658.28	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.08 €26.91	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,251.45 €28,790.37	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.36 €9.84	$3.67 ETB494.41	-67.7%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.16 €14.86	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	+897.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$795.81 €689.04	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$594.19 €514.47	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.42 €129.37	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	-16.4%
Average			+208.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$556.87 €482.16	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,496.16 €7,356.30	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	+416.9%
Average			+165.8%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.18	$1.00 ETB134.90	-79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 €2.92	$1.15 ETB155.10	-65.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.64	$4.00 ETB539.60	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.23 €34.83	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	+125.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.42	$6.70 ETB903.83	-21.9%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Vilnius	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.32 €71.28	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.02 €31.19	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	+108.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.70 €87.19	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.57 €104.40	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	-1.0%
Average			+18.6%

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