Addis Ababa vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$604
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
32
92
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4928th and 4643rd ($1103 vs $1185) 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 6957th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$11060

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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
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090