Addis Ababa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3044	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$758	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.1	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$172	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	34	89
😀 Quality of life	45	97
🏙️ Population	5.7M	5.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 59% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4635th and 154th ($1269 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Singapore, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7273rd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Singapore City

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	Addis Ababa	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.52	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.68%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1437	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.08	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$153	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30264	$31369

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1022
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$775
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1153
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1017
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1152
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$572
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$509
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$601
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$712
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$571
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$531
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$497
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$498
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$931
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$491
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$510
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$526
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$800
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$522
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$743
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$494
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$492
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$528
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$551
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$819
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$832
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$542
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$848

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663