Addis Ababa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$407
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
82
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
3.04M
5.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5819th and 6353rd ($923 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7141st and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6504

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438