Addis Ababa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$604	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	40	99
🏙️ Population	5.23M	4.84M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4928th and 312th ($1103 vs $2801) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6957th and 4th 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	$6.55	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$18951

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754