Addis Ababa vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$758
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1020
😷 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 20% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4635th and 3728th ($1269 vs $1585) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7273rd and 3206th 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
$4.01
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791