Addis Ababa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
40
82
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.25M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5819th and 3028th ($923 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7141st and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$5193

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541