Addis Ababa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$674
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
34
67
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.55M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4878th and 6736th ($1148 vs $807) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 7160th and 6034th 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
$3.98
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$10471

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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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795