Addis Ababa vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2631
🏠 One person rent
$758
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$82.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
97
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 24% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4635th and 5466th ($1269 vs $1027) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Ankara. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 7273rd and 2214th 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
$4.01
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$407
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$65.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
46.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$16166

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894