Addis Ababa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$604
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
20
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.41M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 29% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4928th and 6257th ($1103 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6957th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$7706

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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

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934