Addis Ababa vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$710	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	23
😀 Quality of life	39	56
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.37M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 38% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4540th and 6234th ($1180 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 7025th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Samsun

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	Addis Ababa	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$7315

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683