Addis Ababa vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$710	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	8
😀 Quality of life	39	59
🏙️ Population	5.7M	24.7K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 21% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4540th and 3454th ($1180 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7025th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Victoria

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	Addis Ababa	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408