Addis Ababa vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$407
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
18
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
3.04M
151K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5819th and 5703rd ($923 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 7141st and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6873

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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
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048