Addis Ababa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$604
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
67
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
5.23M
5.55M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4928th and 6689th ($1103 vs $745) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6957th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768