Addis Ababa vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5367
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2348
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 49% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 4928th and 1476th ($1103 vs $2146) 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 6957th and 305th 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
$6.55
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$9597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$836
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$14475

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573