Addis Ababa vs Adelaide - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Adelaide
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$4797
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1428
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2032
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
50
😀 Quality of life
45
93
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.39M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% less expensive than in Adelaide. Cities ranked 4635th and 1210th ($1269 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Adelaide. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Adelaide ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 7273rd and 73rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Adelaide

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Addis Ababa Adelaide
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$5565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1013
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$8002

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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$2128
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$1904
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$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
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$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
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$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796