Addis Ababa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$604
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
72
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
5.23M
4.43M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4928th and 5069th ($1103 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and South Africa, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6957th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5865

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045