Addis Ababa vs Adelaide - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Adelaide
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2180
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5014
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1283
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2184
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2875
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% less expensive than in Adelaide. Cities ranked 5819th and 1333rd ($923 vs $2180) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Adelaide. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Adelaide ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 7141st and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Adelaide
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.79
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$7770
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5055
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$136
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11563

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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

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$1888
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$1462
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$1622
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$1639
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$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
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$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688