Abu Dhabi vs Addis Ababa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Addis Ababa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2499
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$195
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
32
😀 Quality of life
82
40
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.04M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 110% more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Cities ranked 1938th and 5819th ($1936 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Addis Ababa. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Addis Ababa ranked 1st in Ethiopia, while ranked 369th and 7141st 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
$9.91
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
15.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$77.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$3122

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936