Addis Ababa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$710	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	20
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.41M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 3% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4540th and 4439th ($1180 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7025th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Medina

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	Addis Ababa	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$7421

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905