Addis Ababa vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$407
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$6776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
3.04M
690K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 70% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5819th and 96th ($923 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Ethiopia and the United States, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United States 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 Washington. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7141st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$28279

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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
2.5 km or 1.5 mi Georgetown
$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi Alexandria
$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi Bethesda
$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi Silver Spring
$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
17 km or 11 mi Springfield
$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
23 km or 14 mi Rockville
$2325
24 km or 15 mi Fairfax
$2730
26 km or 16 mi Bowie
$2362
27 km or 17 mi Laurel
$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
31 km or 19 mi Gaithersburg
$2662
32 km or 20 mi Herndon
$2518
34 km or 21 mi Woodbridge
$2592
34 km or 21 mi Marumsco
$2522
36 km or 22 mi Centreville
$3110
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2591
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2674
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2426
42 km or 26 mi Ashburn
$2863
47 km or 29 mi Annapolis
$2849
49 km or 31 mi Catonsville
$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
57 km or 35 mi Eldersburg
$2367
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$2197
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2518
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2308
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1876
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2433
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2416
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2401
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
122 km or 76 mi York
$1846