Addis Ababa vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$5338
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$3717
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$3607
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	38
😀 Quality of life	39	75
🏙️ Population	5.7M	767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 36% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 4540th and 2271st ($1180 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2 months in Al Ain. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Al Ain ranked 5th in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7025th and 1000th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Al Ain

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	Addis Ababa	Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$4401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$68.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$640
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$3802

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573