Addis Ababa vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2449
🏠 One person rent
$739
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
33
64
😀 Quality of life
46
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 4519th and 5492nd ($1289 vs $1009) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Amman. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 7005th and 3561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$5786

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$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303