Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 42.5% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 63.6% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Addis Ababa

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

Addis Ababa vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.9% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,443.86	$6.00 ETB815.36	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,456.33	$6.24 ETB847.34	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.29	$0.78 ETB106.68	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.23	$0.50 ETB68.24	-15.9%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 63.6% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.53	$1.20 ETB163.29	+39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,549.26	$4.85 ETB659.55	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,395.78	$6.08 ETB826.04	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD945.44	$2.65 ETB360.01	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,295.65	$5.65 ETB767.28	+67.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.35	$3.30 ETB448.63	+491.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.78	$0.51 ETB68.81	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.45	$1.08 ETB146.53	+36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD387.24	$0.39 ETB52.53	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.86	$0.31 ETB42.30	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.32	$0.79 ETB107.92	+147.3%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,031.56	$4.88 ETB663.12	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,937.62	$10.00 ETB1,358.93	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,850,288.97	$25,000.00 ETB3,397,335.00	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,639.29	$3.67 ETB498.05	-14.2%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,528.85	$171.17 ETB23,260.42	+670.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,562.79	$645.10 ETB87,664.83	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,257.12	$422.74 ETB57,447.88	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,857.24	$124.84 ETB16,964.69	+26.6%
Average			+158.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,684.75	$81.47 ETB11,071.68	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,469,859.08	$43,916.67 ETB5,967,985.15	+385.9%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD790.02	$1.00 ETB135.89	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,444.48	$1.15 ETB156.24	-69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD987.52	$4.00 ETB543.57	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,703.57	$90.59 ETB12,311.26	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,962.57	$6.70 ETB910.49	-13.2%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,662.46	$48.33 ETB6,568.18	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,555.14	$75.17 ETB10,214.65	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,723.18	$108.84 ETB14,791.01	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,855.47	$119.32 ETB16,215.03	-0.1%
Average			-15.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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