Addis Ababa vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$3902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
39
100
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.03M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 46% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4540th and 1365th ($1180 vs $2194) 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 7025th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$19705

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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

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$1620
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$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
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$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963