Addis Ababa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$758
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
40
😀 Quality of life
45
62
🏙️ Population
5.7M
573K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4635th and 6865th ($1269 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Morocco, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 7273rd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Rabat

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Addis Ababa Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727