Addis Ababa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$395
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
60
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6376th and 6435th ($752 vs $739) 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 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6810th and 3329th 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
$7.66
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$33.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
19.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$6561

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$484
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$414
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$473
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1242
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$488
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$800
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$375
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$519
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$757
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$710
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$427
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$716
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$969
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$478
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$826
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$736
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$588
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$801
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$875
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$580
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$472
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$813
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$716
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$431
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$771
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$744
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$411
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$390
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$723
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$802
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1080
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$811
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$372
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$817
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1166
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$742
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$740
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$706