Addis Ababa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Saint Petersburg | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4540th and 5668th ($1180 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Russia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Russia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7025th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Saint Petersburg
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| Addis Ababa | Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
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| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
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| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
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| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
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|---|---|---|
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