Addis Ababa vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$710	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	5.7M	521K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 25% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4540th and 3152nd ($1180 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.7 months in Lyon. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 7025th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Lyon

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	Addis Ababa	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457