Addis Ababa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$758
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
34
57
😀 Quality of life
45
31
🏙️ Population
5.7M
43.9K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4635th and 4985th ($1269 vs $1122) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 7273rd and 8803rd 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
$4.01
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$4719

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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 Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761