Addis Ababa vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2759
🏠 One person rent
$710
$622
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1090
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$980
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
51
😀 Quality of life
39
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 4540th and 4605th ($1180 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Serbia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Serbia 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 Belgrade. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 7025th and 2157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$4299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$7674

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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
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$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1012
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$776
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$807
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$759
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$816
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$716
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$636
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$768
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$766
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$958
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$623
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$603
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$662
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$692
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$796
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$711
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$605
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$804
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$559
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$463
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1070
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$627
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$747
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$718
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$848
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1070
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$636
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$781
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$595
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1030
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$803
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$666
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$693
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$855
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$750