Addis Ababa vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2334
🏠 One person rent
$604
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
5.23M
5.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 22% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 4928th and 6106th ($1103 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Ankara. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 6957th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
41.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$9.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$9972

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789