Addis Ababa vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$739	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	46	67
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.21M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 37% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4519th and 6006th ($1289 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Brazil, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7005th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Addis Ababa	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.52	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$12076

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586