Addis Ababa vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$710	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	98
😀 Quality of life	39	74
🏙️ Population	5.7M	919K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 16% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4540th and 3869th ($1180 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 7025th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Seongnam

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	Addis Ababa	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$20935

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038