Addis Ababa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1289	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$739	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1202	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	46	100
🏙️ Population	5.7M	5.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4519th and 649th ($1289 vs $2640) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7005th and 3rd 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	$4.52	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$733	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1328	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$823	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$129	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.11%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2572	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1694	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.94	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.63	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.64	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.51	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.04	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.72	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.82	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.8	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30210	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710