Addis Ababa vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$604
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
5.23M
522K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4928th and 3218th ($1103 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Ethiopia and France, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 6957th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.48
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$14265

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592