Addis Ababa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
86
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5819th and 571st ($923 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Canada, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7141st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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$2390
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$2600
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$2622
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$2358
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$2128
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$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
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$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
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$2032
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$2244
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$2073
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$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
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$2218
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$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
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$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190