Addis Ababa vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
66
😀 Quality of life
45
90
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.94M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4878th and 947th ($1148 vs $2470) 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 1.7 months in Dubai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7160th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$17401

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$910
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$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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$1543
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$2356
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$1170
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$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
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$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469