Cost of Living Comparison Between Matosinhos and Addis Ababa Cost of Living Comparison Between Matosinhos and Addis Ababa

🙂 Solo nomad: Matosinhos is 8.7% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 29.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Matosinhos is 5.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 31.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.41 €9.85
$4.47 ETB 602
155.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.74 €40.36
$35.65 ETB 4,795
31.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.38 €8.1
$6.49 ETB 873
44.53%
Cappuccino
$2.22 €1.92
$1.23 ETB 165
80.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 €1.78
$0.68 ETB 91.5
202.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 €1.24
$0.46 ETB 62.2
213.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.87 €2.48
$1.02 ETB 137
181.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.37 €2.91
$3.05 ETB 410
10.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 €0.94
$1.46 ETB 196
-25.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.28 ETB 172
32.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.65 €1.43
$2.11 ETB 284
-21.80%
Eggs
$3 €2.59
$2.52 ETB 339
19.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.25 €9.71
$7.25 ETB 975
55.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.13 €6.16
$13.99 ETB 1,882
-49.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.09 €12.17
$13.41 ETB 1,804
5.07%
Apples (1kg)
$2.09 €1.8
$6.68 ETB 899
-68.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.4 €1.21
$0.95 ETB 128
47.37%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$2.27 ETB 305
-22.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.37 €2.04
$0.94 ETB 126
152.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.33 €1.15
$0.64 ETB 85.6
107.81%
Onion (1kg)
$1.82 €1.57
$1.89 ETB 254
-3.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.57 €1.36
$0.65 ETB 87.8
141.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 €0.67
$0.64 ETB 86.4
20.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.23 €5.38
$4.1 ETB 552
51.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.86 €5.06
$6.55 ETB 881
-10.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 €0.94
$1 ETB 134
9.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.32 €2
$1.82 ETB 244
27.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.84 €1.59
$0.44 ETB 59.2
318.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$34.04 €29.39
$12.1 ETB 1,628
181.32%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.08 €3.52
$1.48 ETB 199
175.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.8 €0.69
$0.29 ETB 39.19
175.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.26 €12.31
$1.96 ETB 264
627.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 €1.7
$1.3 ETB 175
50.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.9K €30.2K
$54.8K ETB 7.4M
-36.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.3K €33.9K
$54.3K ETB 7.3M
-27.63%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$137 €118
$160 ETB 21.5K
-14.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.55 €18.61
$12.09 ETB 1,626
78.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.92 €36.2
$131 ETB 17.6K
-68.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.83 €39.57
$70.6 ETB 9,499
-35.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$35.98 ETB 4,840
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.49 €7.33
$5.72 ETB 769
48.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$344 €297
$81 ETB 10.9K
325.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,362 €7,219
$40.9K ETB 5.5M
-79.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74.2 €64.1
$47.5 ETB 6,389
56.19%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.6 €29.88
$76 ETB 10.2K
-54.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.1 €79.5
$94.6 ETB 12.7K
-2.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$113 €97.4
$114 ETB 15.3K
-0.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,157 €999
$759 ETB 102K
52.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$948 €818
$508 ETB 68.4K
86.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,902 €1,643
$1,809 ETB 243.3K
5.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,594 €1,377
$901 ETB 121.1K
77.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,803 €3,283
$2,621 ETB 352.5K
45.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,416 €3,813
$1,711 ETB 230.1K
158.12%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Matosinhos
Addis Ababa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,292 €1,115
$195 ETB 26.3K
560.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.29
17
-68.88%

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Last update for Matosinhos: October 29, 2025

Last update for Addis Ababa: October 28, 2025

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