Addis Ababa vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$407
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
40
23
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.96M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 76% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5819th and 8335th ($923 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Yemen, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7141st and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sanaa

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Addis Ababa Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2959

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$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

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840