Addis Ababa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$739
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
61
😀 Quality of life
46
69
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 75% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4519th and 6924th ($1289 vs $735) 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 7005th and 4343rd 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
$4.52
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$11271

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879