Addis Ababa vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2936
🏠 One person rent
$407
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1179
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$822
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 5819th and 4511th ($923 vs $1172) 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 0.7 months in Belgrade. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 7141st and 2979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4043
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2463
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$7519

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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
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777