Addis Ababa vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$407
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
3.04M
8.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5819th and 6th ($923 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and the United States, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7141st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs New York City

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Addis Ababa New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$17859

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$840
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$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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11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028