Addis Ababa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$739	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	49
😀 Quality of life	46	56
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.57M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 133% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4519th and 8247th ($1289 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran 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 Shiraz. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7005th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shiraz

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	Addis Ababa	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.52	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$2133

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$1031
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1039
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$802
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1175
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1016
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1169
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$559
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$502
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$586
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$694
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$560
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$533
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$499
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$500
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$971
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$499
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$522
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$508
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$517
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$857
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$512
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$519
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$724
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$500
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$498
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$527
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$560
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$879
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$896
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$549
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$910

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719