Addis Ababa vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
64
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3.33M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 59% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5819th and 1218th ($923 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7141st and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$14799

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$840
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$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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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
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$1191
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$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
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$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541