Addis Ababa vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
88
😀 Quality of life
40
93
🏙️ Population
3.04M
488K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5819th and 1692nd ($923 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7141st and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666