Addis Ababa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$407
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
3.04M
8.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5819th and 6811th ($923 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7141st and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1883

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569