Addis Ababa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$710	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	86
😀 Quality of life	39	93
🏙️ Population	5.7M	2.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4540th and 861st ($1180 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7025th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Addis Ababa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$17118

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095