Addis Ababa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$604
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
5.23M
418K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4928th and 5025th ($1103 vs $1086) 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 0.2 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 6957th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5212

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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 Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050