Addis Ababa vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$710	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	5.7M	581K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4540th and 4316th ($1180 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Lithuania 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 Vilnius. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 7025th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Vilnius

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	Addis Ababa	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302