Addis Ababa vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
39
86
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4540th and 1772nd ($1180 vs $2022) 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 1 months in Milan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 7025th and 341st 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
$4.24
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$14604

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$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
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$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
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$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
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$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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$1576
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$1586
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$1503
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$1592
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$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
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$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
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$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506