Cost of Living in Addis Ababa

This page summarises typical cost of living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, expressed in ETB. A single person can expect to budget around 64,100 ETB per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 82/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Addis Ababa is relatively affordable relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: ETB. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Addis Ababa has an affordability score of 82/100, which places it in the relatively affordable range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Addis Ababa a single-person monthly budget is around 64,100 ETB and a one-bedroom rent around 34,100 ETB. Use the affordability score (82/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Nairobi — affordability 80/100
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• Cost of living in Accra — affordability 80/100