Addis Ababa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$674
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 24% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4878th and 6121st ($1148 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Belarus, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 7160th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Minsk

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Addis Ababa Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$14758

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853