Addis Ababa vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$1155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$739	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$2303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	33	45
😀 Quality of life	46	79
🏙️ Population	5.7M	4.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4519th and 4809th ($1289 vs $1155) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2 months in Jeddah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7005th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Jeddah

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	Addis Ababa	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.52	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$2007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$5.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$85.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$6703

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500