Addis Ababa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$710
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
57
😀 Quality of life
39
86
🏙️ Population
5.7M
458K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 4540th and 3823rd ($1180 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Estonia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 7025th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$7151

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$660
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$540
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$487
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$943
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$520
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$486
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$488
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$1006
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$482
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$507
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$496
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$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
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$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
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$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
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$594
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$541
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$1486
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$1064
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$1327
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$933
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$1323
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$1396
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$1443
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$1045
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$1286
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$952
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$1309
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$1495
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$1398
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$1450
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$1064
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$1329
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$1355
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$953
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$1544
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