Addis Ababa vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
5.23M
548K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4928th and 1500th ($1103 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6957th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$17390

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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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$1936
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$1877
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$1910
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$1894
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$1793
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$1722
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$1849
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$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
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$1852
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$1802
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$2069
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$1659
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$1752
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$1529
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$1824
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$1860
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$1844
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$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
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$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
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$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
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$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761