Addis Ababa vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$758
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
72
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
5.7M
56.8K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4635th and 4107th ($1269 vs $1485) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 7273rd and 563rd 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
$4.01
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9656

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911