Addis Ababa vs Adelaide - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Adelaide
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$4280
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1150
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$3388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	50
😀 Quality of life	39	94
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.39M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 40% less expensive than in Adelaide. Cities ranked 4540th and 1894th ($1180 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Adelaide. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Adelaide ranked 5th in Australia, while ranked 7025th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Adelaide
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$902
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$6777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$4517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$24.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$843
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$7829

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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

Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1668
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681