Addis Ababa vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$739
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
33
72
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 47% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4519th and 6330th ($1289 vs $879) 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 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 7005th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561