Addis Ababa vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
40
85
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5819th and 1623rd ($923 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Italy, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 7141st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Milan

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Addis Ababa Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550