Addis Ababa vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2469
🏠 One person rent
$604
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
57
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.12M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4928th and 5321st ($1103 vs $1046) 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 6957th and 3638th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5547

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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 Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$845
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$681
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$791
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$807
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$916
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$728
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$701
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1190
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1160
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1298
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1052
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$716
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$542
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1173
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$584
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$609
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$541
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$573
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$632
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$837
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$587
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$541
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$498
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$855
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$532
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$1050
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$538
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$1051
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$686
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$790
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$425
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$512
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$635
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$907
375 km or 233 mi Van
$552
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$639