Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Addis Ababa Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Addis Ababa

😐 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 8.9% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Mexico City is 14.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 15.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.12 MX$232

$4.47 ETB 697

193.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.8 MX$950

$34.30 ETB 5,346

56.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.40 MX$166

$6.33 ETB 986

48.50%

Cappuccino

$3.56 MX$62.9

$1.28 ETB 200

178.13%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.60 MX$28.29

$0.69 ETB 108

131.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.15 MX$20.38

$0.47 ETB 73.0

144.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.16 MX$55.7

$1.01 ETB 157

212.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.85 MX$85.5

$3.09 ETB 481

56.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 MX$28.84

$1.40 ETB 217

16.43%

White Bread (500g)

$2.73 MX$48.26

$1.32 ETB 206

106.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.16

$2.12 ETB 330

-11.32%

Eggs

$2.63 MX$46.45

$2.40 ETB 374

9.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.89 MX$175

$7.07 ETB 1,102

39.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.40 MX$148

$13.67 ETB 2,130

-38.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.63 MX$205

$13.16 ETB 2,050

-11.63%

Apples (1kg)

$2.97 MX$52.5

$6.69 ETB 1,042

-55.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MX$31.50

$1.00 ETB 156

78.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.06 MX$36.28

$2.26 ETB 352

-8.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.97 MX$34.86

$0.91 ETB 142

116.48%

Potato (1kg)

$2.09 MX$36.82

$0.68 ETB 107

207.35%

Onion (1kg)

$2.26 MX$39.87

$1.91 ETB 297

18.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 MX$25.74

$0.66 ETB 102

121.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 MX$19.24

$0.68 ETB 106

60.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.34 MX$76.6

$3.93 ETB 613

10.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.62 MX$240

$6.40 ETB 998

112.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 MX$29.54

$1.05 ETB 163

59.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 MX$62.5

$1.82 ETB 284

94.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MX$6.35

$0.40 ETB 63.1

-10.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.96 MX$335

$12.04 ETB 1,876

57.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.32 MX$23.36

$1.45 ETB 226

-8.97%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 MX$5.32

$0.27 ETB 41.46

11.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.49 MX$96.9

$2.05 ETB 319

167.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 MX$23.59

$1.29 ETB 200

3.88%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.1K MX$337.4K

$55.3K ETB 8.6M

-65.43%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.8K MX$419.4K

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

-55.00%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$41.11 MX$726

$161 ETB 25.1K

-74.50%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$27.78 MX$490

$12.04 ETB 1,876

130.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.00 MX$530

$132 ETB 20.6K

-77.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.5 MX$945

$69.7 ETB 10.9K

-23.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.13 MX$461

$36.53 ETB 5,692

-28.47%

Cinema Ticket

$6.28 MX$111

$5.78 ETB 900

8.65%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$439 MX$7,755

$79.8 ETB 12.4K

450.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.7K MX$189.6K

$40.1K ETB 6.3M

-73.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.1 MX$1,008

$46.80 ETB 7,292

22.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.30 MX$800

$74.7 ETB 11.6K

-39.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 MX$1,840

$92.2 ETB 14.4K

13.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 MX$1,911

$115 ETB 17.9K

-5.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$996 MX$17.6K

$743 ETB 115.8K

34.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$624 MX$11.0K

$497 ETB 77.5K

25.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,106 MX$37.2K

$1,783 ETB 277.9K

18.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,218 MX$21.5K

$896 ETB 139.6K

36.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,799 MX$67.0K

$1,866 ETB 290.8K

103.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,230 MX$39.4K

$1,193 ETB 185.9K

87.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,096 MX$19.4K

$192 ETB 30.0K

470.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.34

-33.29%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: March 2, 2026

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