Addis Ababa vs Al Ain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Al Ain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$407
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3750
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
37
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
3.04M
767K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% less expensive than in Al Ain. Cities ranked 5819th and 4616th ($923 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 3.3 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 7141st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Al Ain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$8.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$10.3
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$122
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$11243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$6743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$90.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$64.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8033

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$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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Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575