Addis Ababa vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1902
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.14M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4928th and 1731st ($1103 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6957th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$19729

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755