Addis Ababa vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$407
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.39M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5819th and 26th ($923 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.2 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 7141st and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18429

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$840
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$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$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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$2722
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$3046
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$2709
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$2597
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$3070
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$2751
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$2684
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$2681
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$2803
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$2461
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$2755
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$2637
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$1027
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$2730
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$3513
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$2957
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$2960
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$3180
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$2609
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