Addis Ababa vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3056
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
93
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.14M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5819th and 1780th ($923 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7141st and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18689

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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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$1809
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$1765
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$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
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$1680
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$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
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$1687
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$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
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$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
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$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673