Addis Ababa vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$674
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
73
😀 Quality of life
45
64
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4878th and 6533rd ($1148 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Ukraine, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 7160th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kyiv

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Addis Ababa Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676