Addis Ababa vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$710	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	5.7M	476K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 4540th and 4275th ($1180 vs $1275) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Slovakia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 7025th and 568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Bratislava

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	Addis Ababa	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$13266

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790