Addis Ababa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$407
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
71
😀 Quality of life
40
74
🏙️ Population
3.04M
7.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5819th and 2922nd ($923 vs $1642) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7141st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561