Addis Ababa vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3344
🏠 One person rent
$604
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1210
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
90
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
5.23M
643K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 19% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4928th and 4177th ($1103 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and Greece, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Greece 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 Athens. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 6957th and 658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$9.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$11136

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186