Addis Ababa vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$710	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	39	93
🏙️ Population	5.7M	3.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 63% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4540th and 80th ($1180 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Ethiopia and the United States, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 7025th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Los Angeles

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	Addis Ababa	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919