Addis Ababa vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$7694
🏠 One person rent
$604
$2066
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$4004
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$724
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$5811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
5.23M
690K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 65% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4928th and 93rd ($1103 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 6957th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$8.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$23453

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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

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$2890
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$2553
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$2982
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$2701
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$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2537
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$2279
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$2436
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$2505
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$2777
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$2417
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$2299
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$2675
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$2575
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$2626
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$2447
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$2583
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$2504
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$3236
37 km or 23 mi Germantown
$2775
38 km or 23 mi Columbia
$2664
41 km or 26 mi Manassas
$2599
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$2807
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$2917
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$2363
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2238
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$2405
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$2223
61 km or 38 mi Owings Mills
$2498
68 km or 42 mi Frederick
$2281
76 km or 47 mi Fredericksburg
$2202
83 km or 52 mi Charles Town
$1823
87 km or 54 mi Edgewood
$2887
92 km or 57 mi Bel Air South
$2693
93 km or 58 mi Bel Air North
$2619
102 km or 63 mi Hanover
$2140
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1955
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2294
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$1975
122 km or 76 mi York
$1948