Addis Ababa vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3188
🏠 One person rent
$407
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
90
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
3.04M
664K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 5819th and 4210th ($923 vs $1287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 7141st and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$7.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10293

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144