Addis Ababa vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2881
🏠 One person rent
$604
$646
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$936
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 4928th and 4593rd ($1103 vs $1204) 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 6957th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$7527

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745