Addis Ababa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$407
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
32
22
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.99M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 38% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5819th and 7054th ($923 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 2.2 months in Urfa. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 7141st and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630