Addis Ababa vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5661
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1440
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2388
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$4287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 62% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5819th and 812th ($923 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th in Ethiopia and the United States, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 7141st and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.99
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$15748

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$840
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$820
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$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$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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$2322
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$2267
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$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
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$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
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$2266
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$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
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$2393
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$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766