Addis Ababa vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$407
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
57
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.12M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 15% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5819th and 4788th ($923 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Georgia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 7141st and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$6292

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553