Addis Ababa vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Addis Ababa	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3044	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$758	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.1	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$172	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	5.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 66% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4635th and 20th ($1269 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in London. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7273rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs London

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	Addis Ababa	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.52	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.68%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1437	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.08	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$153	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30264	$30567

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199