Addis Ababa vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$758
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
86
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.39M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4635th and 50th ($1269 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Ethiopia and the United States, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 7273rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$26517

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$996
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$863
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$1156
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$1153
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$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
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$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
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$601
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$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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$3220
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$2995
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$3040
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$1295
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$3243
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$1141
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$1138
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$2995
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$3245
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$2976
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$3251
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$2927
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$2676
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$2963
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$3070
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$3030
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$2758
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$3085
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$2815
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$3513
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$3122
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$2621
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$968
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$2669
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$3544
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$3027
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$2980
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$3449
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$2554
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$2767
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$2697
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