Addis Ababa vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$604
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
5.23M
15.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4928th and 4816th ($1103 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6957th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13982

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985