Addis Ababa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$407	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	3.04M	5.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5819th and 133rd ($923 vs $3007) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7141st and 4th 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	$6.72	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$0.91	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.83%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2118	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1370	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.68	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.6	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$26424

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544