Addis Ababa vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
80
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
5.23M
135K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 56% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4928th and 743rd ($1103 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Ethiopia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 6957th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$22088

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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 Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011