Addis Ababa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$407
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
67
😀 Quality of life
40
59
🏙️ Population
3.04M
5.55M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 43% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5819th and 7242nd ($923 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Kenya 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 Nairobi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7141st and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Nairobi

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Addis Ababa Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6839

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747