Addis Ababa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$407
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
40
76
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.38M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 3% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5819th and 5668th ($923 vs $951) 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 7141st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$7940

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619