Addis Ababa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$604
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
32
62
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.99M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4928th and 6834th ($1103 vs $717) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6957th and 3775th 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
$6.55
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$10290

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795