Addis Ababa vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Alexandria | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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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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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Alexandria
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| Addis Ababa | Alexandria | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
Cities near Alexandria
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Damanhur | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tanta | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Mansoura | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Benha | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Zagazig | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Cairo | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Giza | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Damietta | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Helwan | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Port Said | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Faiyum | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Ismailia | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 286 km or 177 mi | Suez | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Minya | |
| 432 km or 268 mi |  Gaza | |
| 444 km or 276 mi |  Netivot | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Sderot | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Ofakim | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Ashdod | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Rahat | |
| 461 km or 287 mi |  Paphos | |
| 462 km or 287 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 463 km or 287 mi | Asyut | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Yavne | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Beersheba | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Bat Yam | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Holon | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Ness Ziona | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Rehovot | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Rishon LeZion | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Tel Aviv | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Givatayim | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Ramat Gan |