Addis Ababa vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$4002
🏠 One person rent
$758
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
5.7M
458K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 25% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 4635th and 3311th ($1269 vs $1683) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 7273rd and 390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tallinn

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Addis Ababa Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$9251

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$996
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$1022
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$863
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$1156
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$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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$1448
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$1753
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$1990
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$2062
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$1021
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1606
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1927
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1406
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$1693
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1659
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$1673
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1214
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1083
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1583
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1426
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$1232
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1514
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1568
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1111
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$1451
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1597
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1571
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1567
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1230
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1474
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1108
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$944
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$1514
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1445
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1471
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1383
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1516