Addis Ababa vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1838
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$2684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
89
😀 Quality of life
42
93
🏙️ Population
3.04M
488K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 57% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6376th and 2195th ($752 vs $1746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6810th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1059
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$1429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$5405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$4004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$14285

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1166
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1398
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1377
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1499
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1524
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1209
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1480
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1510
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1176
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1506
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1547
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1511
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1150
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1504
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1230
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$945
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1314
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1491
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1509
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1511
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1512
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1505
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1511
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1461
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1313
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1487
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1513
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1358
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1335
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1388
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1269
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1320
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1334
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1406
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1154
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1390
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1590
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1511