Addis Ababa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$604
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
71
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
5.23M
7.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4928th and 3292nd ($1103 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6957th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489