Addis Ababa vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1358
🏠 One person rent
$407
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$482
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$20.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$369
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
1
😀 Quality of life
40
13
🏙️ Population
3.04M
74.7K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 57% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 5819th and 7786th ($923 vs $587) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 7141st and 9189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$4.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3033

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Moroni

Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$585
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1144
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1127
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$1165
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$762
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$706
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$600
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$622
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$332
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$600
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$493
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$335
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$326
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$327
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$992
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$461
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$332
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$353
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$363
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$452
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$338
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$581
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$337
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$367
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$457
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$536
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$970
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$571
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$1014
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$428
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$524
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1176
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$993
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$646
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$530
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$645
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$486
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$761