Addis Ababa vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$710
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
39
74
🏙️ Population
5.7M
13.1M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 5% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4540th and 4359th ($1180 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Russia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7025th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$12252

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592