Addis Ababa vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$758
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
60
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.12M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4635th and 5462nd ($1269 vs $1028) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 7273rd and 3807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tbilisi

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Addis Ababa Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$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

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643