Addis Ababa vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3200
🏠 One person rent
$674
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1228
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
50
😀 Quality of life
45
73
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 4878th and 4429th ($1148 vs $1349) 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 0.9 months in Belgrade. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 7160th and 2274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Belgrade

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$5349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$9.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$11454

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893