Cost of Living Comparison Between Addis Ababa and Belgrade Cost of Living Comparison Between Addis Ababa and Belgrade

🙂 Solo nomad: Addis Ababa is 2.2% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 7.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Addis Ababa is 6.2% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.53 ETB 700

$12.38 RSD 1,250

-63.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.59 ETB 5,343

$48.72 RSD 4,920

-29.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.55 ETB 1,012

$11.87 RSD 1,199

-44.82%

Cappuccino

$1.30 ETB 200

$2.82 RSD 285

-53.90%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.63 ETB 97.5

$2.65 RSD 268

-76.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ETB 72.1

$2.12 RSD 214

-77.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ETB 157

$3.40 RSD 344

-70.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 ETB 459

$3.88 RSD 392

-23.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 ETB 224

$1.52 RSD 153

-4.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ETB 207

$0.93 RSD 94.2

44.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.14 ETB 330

$2.97 RSD 300

-27.95%

Eggs

$2.40 ETB 370

$2.83 RSD 285

-15.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.12 ETB 1,099

$11.77 RSD 1,189

-39.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.81 ETB 2,134

$7.74 RSD 781

78.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.40 ETB 2,070

$13.13 RSD 1,326

2.06%

Apples (1kg)

$6.65 ETB 1,028

$1.39 RSD 140

378.42%

Banana (1kg)

$1.00 ETB 155

$1.95 RSD 197

-48.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 ETB 333

$2.02 RSD 204

6.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.94 ETB 145

$2.81 RSD 284

-66.55%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 ETB 106

$1.08 RSD 109

-36.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 ETB 283

$0.80 RSD 81.2

128.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 ETB 99.1

$0.96 RSD 96.7

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 ETB 97.5

$0.75 RSD 75.7

-16.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 ETB 626

$4.42 RSD 446

-8.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.38 ETB 986

$8.17 RSD 825

-21.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 ETB 156

$0.87 RSD 87.6

16.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 ETB 287

$1.61 RSD 162

15.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 ETB 61.8

$0.98 RSD 98.5

-59.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.86 ETB 1,832

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ETB 231

$3.21 RSD 324

-53.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 ETB 44.96

$0.97 RSD 98.0

-70.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 ETB 314

$18.06 RSD 1,824

-88.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ETB 193

$1.89 RSD 191

-33.86%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$55.8K ETB 8.6M

$30.7K RSD 3.1M

81.61%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$53.6K ETB 8.3M

$26.2K RSD 2.6M

104.99%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$160 ETB 24.8K

$203 RSD 20.5K

-20.86%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.93 ETB 1,844

$22.31 RSD 2,252

-46.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$128 ETB 19.8K

$32.98 RSD 3,331

287.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$71.1 ETB 11.0K

$39.47 RSD 3,985

80.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$36.86 ETB 5,695

$21.55 RSD 2,176

71.04%

Cinema Ticket

$5.68 ETB 878

$7.80 RSD 788

-27.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$82.4 ETB 12.7K

$448 RSD 45.2K

-81.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$41.2K ETB 6.4M

$9,201 RSD 929.1K

347.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$47.31 ETB 7,310

$99.8 RSD 10.1K

-52.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$76.1 ETB 11.8K

$41.92 RSD 4,233

81.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.4 ETB 14.3K

$111 RSD 11.2K

-16.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ETB 17.7K

$119 RSD 12.0K

-3.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$738 ETB 114.1K

$853 RSD 86.2K

-13.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$493 ETB 76.2K

$569 RSD 57.5K

-13.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,814 ETB 280.3K

$1,606 RSD 162.1K

13.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$882 ETB 136.3K

$1,018 RSD 102.8K

-13.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,274 ETB 351.4K

$4,763 RSD 480.9K

-52.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,314 ETB 203.1K

$3,108 RSD 313.8K

-57.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$196 ETB 30.2K

$1,187 RSD 119.8K

-83.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.59

204.11%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Addis Ababa: January 11, 2026

Last update for Belgrade: January 12, 2026

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