Addis Ababa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$674	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	99
😀 Quality of life	45	100
🏙️ Population	5.7M	5.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4878th and 370th ($1148 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 0.2 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 7160th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$25164

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$910
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$931
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$746
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1050
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$923
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1045
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$563
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$521
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$590
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$682
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$564
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$481
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$513
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$484
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$483
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$947
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$476
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$497
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$494
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$788
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$488
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$505
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$745
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$478
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$476
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$532
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$803
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$809
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$591
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$543
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$834

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863