Addis Ababa vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$710	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	15
😀 Quality of life	39	47
🏙️ Population	5.7M	886K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 9% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4540th and 4967th ($1180 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7025th and 6450th 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	$4.24	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8574

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028