Addis Ababa vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$395
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
30
1
😀 Quality of life
42
14
🏙️ Population
3.04M
74.7K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 6376th and 8347th ($752 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Comoros, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Moroni. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 6810th and 9176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
10.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$2.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$5.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$3677

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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 Moroni

Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$509
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1170
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1030
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$1042
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$833
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$664
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$687
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$633
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$587
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$625
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$567
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$594
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$594
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$593
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$1023
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$502
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$585
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$378
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$520
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$348
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$583
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$643
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$585
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$680
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$649
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$725
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$995
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$560
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$985
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$482
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$412
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1083
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$1032
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$811
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$389
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$801
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$412
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$751