Addis Ababa vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$739	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$3627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	56
😀 Quality of life	46	92
🏙️ Population	5.7M	526K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 27% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4519th and 2865th ($1289 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 7005th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Nuremberg

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	Addis Ababa	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.52	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$15497

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719