Addis Ababa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$407
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
3.04M
12.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5819th and 5031st ($923 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Brazil, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7141st and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$8.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$12031

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659