Addis Ababa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$739
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
70
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4519th and 4611th ($1289 vs $1244) 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7005th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$9717

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$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777