Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 45.9% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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