Addis Ababa vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$407
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
77
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
3.04M
10.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 29% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5819th and 6708th ($923 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Indonesia 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 Jakarta. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7141st and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8517

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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
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511