Addis Ababa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$604	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	5.23M	11.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 9% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4928th and 5616th ($1103 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6957th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sao Paulo

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	Addis Ababa	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$13135

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629