Addis Ababa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$758
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
48
😀 Quality of life
45
72
🏙️ Population
5.7M
389K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 1% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4635th and 4667th ($1269 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Albania, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7273rd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tirana

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Addis Ababa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$6657

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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 Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013