Addis Ababa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2499	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$407	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	3.04M	2.89M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 77% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5819th and 8350th ($923 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Ethiopia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7141st and 5178th 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	$6.72	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$0.91	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.83%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2118	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1370	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.68	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.6	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3122	$5424

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506