Addis Ababa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$604
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
32
22
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.99M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 95% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4928th and 8124th ($1103 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 2.3 months in Urfa. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6957th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705