Addis Ababa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2359
🏠 One person rent
$710
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
32
56
😀 Quality of life
39
51
🏙️ Population
5.7M
39K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 18% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4540th and 5524th ($1180 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 7025th and 6159th 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
$4.24
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$4230

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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 Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2114
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$905
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1556
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1891
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2123
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1930
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$877
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1811
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$761
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$762
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2156
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1834
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1931
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1884
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2145
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1890
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1990
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1902
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$813
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$552
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2138
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1511