Addis Ababa vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$758
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
34
92
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4635th and 4163rd ($1269 vs $1469) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 7273rd and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Budapest

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Addis Ababa Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$15168

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196