Addis Ababa vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$710	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	39	99
🏙️ Population	5.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4540th and 58th ($1180 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in London. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7025th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009