Addis Ababa vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$710	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	80
😀 Quality of life	39	65
🏙️ Population	5.7M	10.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 68% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4540th and 6882nd ($1180 vs $701) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7025th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Jakarta

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	Addis Ababa	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.28
🥤 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	$637	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506