Addis Ababa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$674
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
34
22
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.99M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 97% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4878th and 8147th ($1148 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Ethiopia and Turkey, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 7160th and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Urfa

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Addis Ababa Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$9341

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756