Addis Ababa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$758
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$632
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4635th and 6618th ($1269 vs $836) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 4692nd 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
$4.01
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$12897

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882