Addis Ababa vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$739
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
33
92
😀 Quality of life
46
82
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4519th and 4312th ($1289 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Hungary, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Hungary 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 Budapest. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 7005th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$13171

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162