Addis Ababa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$407
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1428
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
72
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.43M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5819th and 5921st ($923 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7141st and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952