Addis Ababa vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$710	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	39	95
🏙️ Population	5.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4540th and 3rd ($1180 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7025th and 22nd 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	$4.24	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$21465

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111