Addis Ababa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$758
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
34
70
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 22% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4635th and 3529th ($1269 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7273rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Riyadh

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Addis Ababa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487