Addis Ababa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$407
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
44
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
3.04M
418K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5819th and 5302nd ($923 vs $1002) 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 0.6 months in Tirana. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7141st and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4444

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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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009