Addis Ababa vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$407
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$351
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
32
49
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 86% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 5819th and 8536th ($923 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Egypt, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Alexandria. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Alexandria ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 7141st and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$24
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
16.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$86.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3745

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212