Addis Ababa vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
98
😀 Quality of life
45
88
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4878th and 1228th ($1148 vs $2328) 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 7160th and 276th 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
$3.98
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$19884

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653