Addis Ababa vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$758
$103
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$176
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$55.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
34
51
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.36M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 217% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 4635th and 8976th ($1269 vs $400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Egypt, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Alexandria. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 7273rd and 6248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Alexandria

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Addis Ababa Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$71.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$8.92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$13.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
18.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$14.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$9.06
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$89.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$2136

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Alexandria

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451