Addis Ababa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3044	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$758	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.1	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$172	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	99
😀 Quality of life	45	98
🏙️ Population	5.7M	5.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4635th and 348th ($1269 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7273rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sydney

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	Addis Ababa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.52	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.68%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1437	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.08	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$153	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30264	$21946

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864