Addis Ababa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$674
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
34
57
😀 Quality of life
45
28
🏙️ Population
5.7M
43.9K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 5% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4878th and 4742nd ($1148 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Palestine, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 7160th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ramallah

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Addis Ababa Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$4139

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845