Addis Ababa vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$604
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
97
🏙️ Population
5.23M
8.8M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4928th and 5th ($1103 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 6957th and 13th 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
$6.55
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$20585

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$810
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108