Addis Ababa vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
32
79
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
5.23M
709K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4928th and 1029th ($1103 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Norway, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6957th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$7583

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161