Addis Ababa vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$828
🏠 One person rent
$604
$76.9
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$168
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$30
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
32
49
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
5.23M
4.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 256% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 4928th and 9207th ($1103 vs $310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.4 months in Alexandria. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 6957th and 6328th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$49
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$8.58
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$13.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$8.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
14.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$2.46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$0.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$1.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$2.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$7.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$1.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$54.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1331

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154