Addis Ababa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$758
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
34
76
😀 Quality of life
45
65
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 131% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4635th and 8392nd ($1269 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Ethiopia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7273rd and 5172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Surabaya

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Addis Ababa Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9112

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493