Addis Ababa vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2435
🏠 One person rent
$604
$383
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$667
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
63
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
5.23M
4.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 4928th and 5667th ($1103 vs $1004) 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 0.7 months in Amman. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 6957th and 3456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5207

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020