Addis Ababa vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$604	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	15
😀 Quality of life	40	45
🏙️ Population	5.23M	886K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 12% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4928th and 5787th ($1103 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6957th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tabuk

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	Addis Ababa	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$4277

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881