Addis Ababa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$604
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4928th and 5350th ($1103 vs $1043) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6957th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$7369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668