Addis Ababa vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3581
🏠 One person rent
$758
$722
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1260
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$95.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1363
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
34
91
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
5.7M
643K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4635th and 4184th ($1269 vs $1462) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Athens

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Addis Ababa Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$63.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$676
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1248
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$976
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$13299

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360