Addis Ababa vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$407
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
40
73
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 16% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5819th and 4731st ($923 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7141st and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6667

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$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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470