Addis Ababa vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
39
92
🏙️ Population
5.7M
548K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 43% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4540th and 1662nd ($1180 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7025th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Manchester

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Addis Ababa Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$19551

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Addis AbabaManchester

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$886
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$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

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$1948
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$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
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$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
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$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681