Addis Ababa vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2700
🏠 One person rent
$674
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1082
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
97
😀 Quality of life
45
75
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4878th and 5311th ($1148 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Ankara. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 7160th and 1642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ankara

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Addis Ababa Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$9.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$582
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$704
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
44.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$1.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$17149

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866