Addis Ababa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$789
🏠 One person rent
$407
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
41
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
3.04M
908K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 82% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5819th and 8460th ($923 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7141st and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Owerri

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Addis Ababa Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$698

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265