Addis Ababa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$407
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
32
55
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
3.04M
39K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 9% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5819th and 5228th ($923 vs $1011) 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 0.8 months in Ramallah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 7141st and 6114th 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
$6.72
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3737

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499