Addis Ababa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$710
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
45
😀 Quality of life
39
67
🏙️ Population
5.7M
418K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 16% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4540th and 5400th ($1180 vs $1015) 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 7025th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$5391

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349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$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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$935
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$772
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$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027