Addis Ababa vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2026
🏠 One person rent
$407
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
3.04M
5.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 5819th and 6390th ($923 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.9 months in Ankara. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 7141st and 2095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
37.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$7.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$7644

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772