Addis Ababa vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$758
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
4.7M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 5% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4635th and 4757th ($1269 vs $1209) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7273rd and 990th 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
$4.01
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$7655

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$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494