Addis Ababa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1070
🏠 One person rent
$395
$90.1
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$164
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
30
29
😀 Quality of life
42
34
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.83M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 82% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6376th and 8761st ($752 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Meru ranked 4th in Kenya, while ranked 6810th and 8001st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$83.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$50.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$180
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$9.83
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
13.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$2.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$33.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$40.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$3024

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$389
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$412
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$469
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$471
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$440
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$725
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$528
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$560
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$497
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$348
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$455
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$567
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$515
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$671
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$544
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$633
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$552
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$455
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$664
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$833
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$643
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$603
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$687
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$609
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$501
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$925
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$569
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$427
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$515
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$647
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$709
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$459
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$840
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$580
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$459
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$915
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$572