Addis Ababa vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$604
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1043
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
32
33
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
5.23M
623K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4928th and 4641st ($1103 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Ethiopia and Greece, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 6957th and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$3997

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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

Cities near Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612