Addis Ababa vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$5693
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1375
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2392
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
88
😀 Quality of life
45
93
🏙️ Population
5.7M
488K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4635th and 1221st ($1269 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7273rd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Edinburgh

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Addis Ababa Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$26404

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$996
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$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892