Addis Ababa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
41
😀 Quality of life
45
21
🏙️ Population
5.7M
908K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4635th and 3883rd ($1269 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0 months in Owerri. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 7273rd and 9121st 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
$4.01
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1493

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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 Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$830
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584