Addis Ababa vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2483
🏠 One person rent
$758
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
45
73
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 25% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 4635th and 5560th ($1269 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Jordan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Amman. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 7273rd and 2560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Amman

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Addis Ababa Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.49
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$403
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
7.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$6690

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$996
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449