Addis Ababa vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$710	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	39	48
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.96M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 125% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 4540th and 8454th ($1180 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7025th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Isfahan

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	Addis Ababa	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$594

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688