Abu Dhabi vs Addis Ababa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Addis Ababa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1180
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$710
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1338
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$207
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	32
😀 Quality of life	83	39
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.7M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 55% more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Cities ranked 2320th and 4540th ($1828 vs $1180) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ethiopia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Addis Ababa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Addis Ababa ranked 1st in Ethiopia, while ranked 438th and 7025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Addis Ababa

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	Abu Dhabi	Addis Ababa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$859
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$97.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	16.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2510
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$7.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$2.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3446

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908