Addis Ababa vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$710
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1094
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
90
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
643K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4540th and 4281st ($1180 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.9 months in Athens. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 7025th and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$9915

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$752
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$756
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$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
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$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
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$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$1159
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$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
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$1052
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$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150