Addis Ababa vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
32
77
😀 Quality of life
40
85
🏙️ Population
3.04M
936K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5819th and 1907th ($923 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ethiopia and Israel, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 7141st and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10218

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$840
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$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
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499