Addis Ababa vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$758
$454
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$749
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
73
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.95M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4635th and 6441st ($1269 vs $882) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 5524th 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
$4.01
$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$65.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$6.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9101

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628