Addis Ababa vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$407
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
83
😀 Quality of life
40
59
🏙️ Population
3.04M
9.61M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 68% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5819th and 8130th ($923 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Egypt, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 7141st and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Cairo

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Addis Ababa Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701