Addis Ababa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$739	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	75
😀 Quality of life	46	68
🏙️ Population	5.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 134% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4519th and 8275th ($1289 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7005th and 4631st 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	$4.52	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$9160

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502