Addis Ababa vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3759
🏠 One person rent
$407
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
3.04M
522K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 39% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 5819th and 3343rd ($923 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 2nd in France, while ranked 7141st and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$6123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11664

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597