Addis Ababa vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$407
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
52
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.11M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 85% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5819th and 8502nd ($923 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Ethiopia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7141st and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Medan

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Addis Ababa Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11223

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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

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465