Addis Ababa vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$710	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	39	65
🏙️ Population	5.7M	9.94M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4540th and 5647th ($1180 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Peru, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Peru 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 Lima. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 7025th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lima

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	Addis Ababa	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$7764

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697