Addis Ababa vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$674
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1832
😷 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 27% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4878th and 3675th ($1148 vs $1580) 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 7160th and 646th 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
$3.98
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$17067

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160