Addis Ababa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$710	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	5.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 115% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4540th and 8233rd ($1180 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7025th and 4691st 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	$4.24	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$5490

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508