Addis Ababa vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
100
🏙️ Population
5.23M
5.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4928th and 923rd ($1103 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6957th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$21306

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$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

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$1758
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$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
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$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
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$2801
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$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913