Addis Ababa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$758
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
71
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.21M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4635th and 4516th ($1269 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7273rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$11223

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784