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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budapest is 0.4% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 4.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Budapest is 8% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 6.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.56 Ft 3,792

$4.65 ETB 715

148.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.1 Ft 19K

$35.19 ETB 5,420

65.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.75 Ft 2,869

$6.41 ETB 987

36.51%

Cappuccino

$2.85 Ft 935

$1.24 ETB 191

129.84%

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

$1.8 Ft 591

$0.68 ETB 105

164.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 Ft 421

$0.46 ETB 71

178.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.83 Ft 928

$1.01 ETB 156

180.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.8 Ft 919

$3.06 ETB 471

-8.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 Ft 397

$1.43 ETB 220

-15.38%

White Bread (500g)

$1.66 Ft 546

$1.28 ETB 197

29.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.08 Ft 681

$2.13 ETB 327

-2.35%

Eggs

$2.99 Ft 982

$2.51 ETB 387

19.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.14 Ft 3,326

$7.3 ETB 1,125

38.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 Ft 2,048

$14.08 ETB 2,168

-55.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 Ft 4,438

$13.42 ETB 2,067

0.82%

Apples (1kg)

$1.94 Ft 636

$6.71 ETB 1,033

-71.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 Ft 633

$1.04 ETB 160

85.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 Ft 710

$2.2 ETB 339

-1.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.51 Ft 1,152

$0.98 ETB 151

258.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 Ft 368

$0.68 ETB 105

64.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 Ft 398

$1.89 ETB 290

-35.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.51 Ft 495

$0.68 ETB 105

122.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 Ft 190

$0.63 ETB 97.4

-7.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.6 Ft 2,166

$4.06 ETB 625

62.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.95 Ft 1,952

$6.49 ETB 999

-8.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 Ft 395

$1.04 ETB 160

15.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 Ft 550

$1.92 ETB 296

-12.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.29 Ft 422

$0.43 ETB 66.3

200.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.83 Ft 8,471

$11.87 ETB 1,828

117.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 Ft 1,034

$1.42 ETB 219

121.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 Ft 366

$0.27 ETB 41.22

311.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.02 Ft 6,237

$1.98 ETB 305

860.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.78 Ft 584

$1.25 ETB 193

42.40%

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

$25.7K Ft 8.4M

$55.5K ETB 8.5M

-53.71%

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

$30.7K Ft 10.1M

$53K ETB 8.2M

-42.01%

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

$149 Ft 48.9K

$162 ETB 24.9K

-7.60%

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

$25.89 Ft 8,490

$11.81 ETB 1,819

119.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.86 Ft 6,512

$128 ETB 19.7K

-84.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.8 Ft 20.6K

$71.7 ETB 11K

-12.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.89 Ft 7,179

$36.92 ETB 5,685

-40.71%

Cinema Ticket

$9.08 Ft 2,978

$5.86 ETB 903

54.95%

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

$463 Ft 152K

$80.3 ETB 12.4K

477.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.3K Ft 4M

$40.8K ETB 6.3M

-69.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.6 Ft 28.1K

$47.11 ETB 7,255

81.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.73 Ft 14K

$74.2 ETB 11.4K

-42.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.9 Ft 32.1K

$91.5 ETB 14.1K

7.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 Ft 34.1K

$112 ETB 17.3K

-7.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$732 Ft 240K

$742 ETB 114.3K

-1.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$558 Ft 183.1K

$498 ETB 76.7K

12.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,362 Ft 446.7K

$1,774 ETB 273.2K

-23.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$950 Ft 311.6K

$915 ETB 140.9K

3.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,276 Ft 1.7M

$2,257 ETB 347.6K

133.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,870 Ft 1.3M

$1,358 ETB 209.2K

184.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,616 Ft 530K

$197 ETB 30.3K

720.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.03

-58.65%

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

Last update for Budapest: December 1, 2025

Last update for Addis Ababa: December 1, 2025

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