Addis Ababa vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
40
98
🏙️ Population
3.04M
4.84M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5819th and 318th ($923 vs $2741) 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7141st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$17934

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Distance City Cost of living
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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
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$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816