Addis Ababa vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1940
🏠 One person rent
$395
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$490
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
75
😀 Quality of life
42
66
🏙️ Population
3.04M
10.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6376th and 6525th ($752 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6810th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$65.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$1.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$9712

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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 Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$523
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$513
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$438
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$613
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$512
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$504
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$538
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$489
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$478
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$438
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$353
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$489
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$440
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$487
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$492
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$516
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$493
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$611
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$426
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$487
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$438
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$492
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$420
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$483
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$427
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$501
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$517
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$483
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$494
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$458
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$487
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$534
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$392
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$485
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$489
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$488
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474