Addis Ababa vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3211
🏠 One person rent
$758
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1121
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
34
32
😀 Quality of life
45
64
🏙️ Population
5.7M
623K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 7% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4635th and 4439th ($1269 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ethiopia and Greece, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 7273rd and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Crete

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Addis Ababa Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5304

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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
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767