Addis Ababa vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
3.04M
548K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5819th and 1798th ($923 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7141st and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13845

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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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$1819
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$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
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$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
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$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629