Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Yerevan, you would:
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
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,456.33
|
$6.24
ETB847.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD381.29
|
$0.78
ETB106.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD229.23
|
$0.50
ETB68.24
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD331.53
|
$1.20
ETB163.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,549.26
|
$4.85
ETB659.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,395.78
|
$6.08
ETB826.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD945.44
|
$2.65
ETB360.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,295.65
|
$5.65
ETB767.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD214.35
|
$3.30
ETB448.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD316.78
|
$0.51
ETB68.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD303.45
|
$1.08
ETB146.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD387.24
|
$0.39
ETB52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD128.86
|
$0.31
ETB42.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD123.32
|
$0.79
ETB107.92
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Yerevan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,031.56
|
$4.88
ETB663.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD4,937.62
|
$10.00
ETB1,358.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD11,850,288.97
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,397,335.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,639.29
|
$3.67
ETB498.05
|
|
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
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD357,562.79
|
$645.10
ETB87,664.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD240,257.12
|
$422.74
ETB57,447.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD37,857.24
|
$124.84
ETB16,964.69
|
|
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
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,469,859.08
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,967,985.15
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD790.02
|
$1.00
ETB135.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,444.48
|
$1.15
ETB156.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD987.52
|
$4.00
ETB543.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD40,703.57
|
$90.59
ETB12,311.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD2,962.57
|
$6.70
ETB910.49
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD42,662.46
|
$48.33
ETB6,568.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,555.14
|
$75.17
ETB10,214.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD53,723.18
|
$108.84
ETB14,791.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD45,855.47
|
$119.32
ETB16,215.03
|
|
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