Addis Ababa vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$758
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
55
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.11M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 175% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4635th and 8850th ($1269 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Ethiopia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 6907th 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
$4.01
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9091

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572