Addis Ababa vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$407
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
3.04M
330K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5819th and 4233rd ($923 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7141st and 415th 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
$6.72
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$7149

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594