Addis Ababa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
86
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4928th and 656th ($1103 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 6957th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$18156

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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

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$2332
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$2472
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$2618
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$2398
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$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
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$2154
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$1971
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$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
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$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
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$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085