Addis Ababa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$674
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1316
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
34
85
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
5.65M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 0.7% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4878th and 4898th ($1148 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7160th and 3542nd 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
$3.98
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$13865

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597