Addis Ababa vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$604
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
5.23M
330K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4928th and 4220th ($1103 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Cyprus 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 Nicosia. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6957th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Nicosia

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Addis Ababa Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$7504

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591