Addis Ababa vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Mecca | |
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The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4519th and 4793rd ($1289 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7005th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mecca
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| Addis Ababa | Mecca | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
Cities near Mecca
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 69 km or 43 mi |  Jeddah | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Bisha | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Port Sudan | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Medina | |
| 350 km or 218 mi | Yanbu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bareq | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Abha | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Najran | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Keren | |
| 648 km or 403 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Massawa | |
| 670 km or 416 mi | Unaizah | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Asmara | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Ha'il | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Mendefera | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Atbara | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Kassala | |
| 769 km or 478 mi |  Aswan | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Riyadh | |
| 807 km or 501 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Sanaa | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Sayyan | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Tabuk | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Luxor | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Mekelle | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Zabid | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Hurghada | |
| 895 km or 556 mi | Qena | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dhamar | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | El Gouna | |
| 912 km or 567 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 933 km or 580 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 947 km or 588 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 948 km or 589 mi | Ibb | |
| 951 km or 591 mi | Sakakah | |
| 951 km or 591 mi | Dahab | |
| 979 km or 608 mi | Taiz |