Addis Ababa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$604
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
5.23M
298K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4928th and 4400th ($1103 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bahrain 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 Manama. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6957th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$10026

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520