Addis Ababa vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Edinburgh | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4928th and 1263rd ($1103 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6957th and 40th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
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| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Kirkcaldy | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Livingston | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alloa | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Stirling | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Perth | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Hamilton | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Dundee | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Glasgow | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Paisley | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Greenock | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Irvine | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dumfries | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Ayr | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Carlisle | |
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