Addis Ababa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$710
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
39
60
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 50% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4540th and 6486th ($1180 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7025th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$1951

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421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
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$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
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$571
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$836
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$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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$714
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$710
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$700
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$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
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$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
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$458
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$554
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$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
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$562
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$552
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$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
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$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
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$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510