Addis Ababa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$407
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
20
😀 Quality of life
40
52
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.18M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5819th and 6017th ($923 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7141st and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9496

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964