Addis Ababa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$710	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	70
😀 Quality of life	39	78
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4540th and 5261st ($1180 vs $1037) 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 7025th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sofia

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	Addis Ababa	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.48
🥤 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	$637	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$6749

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633