Addis Ababa vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$5802
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1417
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2357
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$720
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3437
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
34
77
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
5.7M
936K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 49% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4635th and 911th ($1269 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Israel, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 7273rd and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Jerusalem

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Addis Ababa Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$10.2
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$27069

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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
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761