Addis Ababa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$710	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	40
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	5.7M	573K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 67% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4540th and 6866th ($1180 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Morocco, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Morocco 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 Rabat. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7025th and 4758th 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	$4.24	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$5394

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430