Addis Ababa vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
13.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4878th and 3277th ($1148 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7160th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Moscow

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Addis Ababa Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749