Addis Ababa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$604
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
82
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
5.23M
5.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 26% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4928th and 6204th ($1103 vs $874) 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 6957th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$6847

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525