Addis Ababa vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4974
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2324
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2358
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
32
77
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
5.23M
936K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4928th and 1770th ($1103 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6957th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$11066

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671