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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tbilisi is 10% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tbilisi is 2.1% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.78 ₾29.10

$4.47 ETB 697

141.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.69 ₾121

$34.30 ETB 5,346

30.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.27 ₾22.34

$6.33 ETB 986

30.65%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ₾8.33

$1.28 ETB 200

141.41%

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

$0.75 ₾2.03

$0.69 ETB 108

8.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.45 ₾1.22

$0.47 ETB 73.0

-4.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.25 ₾6.08

$1.01 ETB 157

122.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₾8.08

$3.09 ETB 481

-3.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 ₾5.13

$1.40 ETB 217

35.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 ₾1.80

$1.32 ETB 206

-49.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 ₾5.10

$2.12 ETB 330

-10.85%

Eggs

$2.57 ₾6.93

$2.40 ETB 374

7.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.59 ₾20.48

$7.07 ETB 1,102

7.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 ₾16.56

$13.67 ETB 2,130

-55.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.31 ₾25.14

$13.16 ETB 2,050

-29.26%

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 ₾3.18

$6.69 ETB 1,042

-82.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 ₾4.43

$1.00 ETB 156

64.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 ₾5.04

$2.26 ETB 352

-17.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.23 ₾6.01

$0.91 ETB 142

145.05%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 ₾1.75

$0.68 ETB 107

-4.41%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 ₾1.71

$1.91 ETB 297

-67.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 ₾3.30

$0.66 ETB 102

84.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 ₾1.90

$0.68 ETB 106

2.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 ₾7.88

$3.93 ETB 613

-25.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.36 ₾19.88

$6.40 ETB 998

15.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 ₾4.30

$1.05 ETB 163

51.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.28 ₾6.16

$1.82 ETB 284

25.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 ₾1.03

$0.40 ETB 63.1

-5.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.72 ₾39.75

$12.04 ETB 1,876

22.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 ₾4.00

$1.45 ETB 226

2.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.69 ₾1.87

$0.27 ETB 41.46

155.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.25 ₾19.59

$2.05 ETB 319

253.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₾3.10

$1.29 ETB 200

-10.85%

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

$18.3K ₾49.5K

$55.3K ETB 8.6M

-66.84%

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

$20.0K ₾54.1K

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

-62.04%

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

$72.9 ₾197

$161 ETB 25.1K

-54.78%

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

$11.93 ₾32.22

$12.04 ETB 1,876

-0.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.58 ₾47.46

$132 ETB 20.6K

-86.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.4 ₾163

$69.7 ETB 10.9K

-13.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.40 ₾44.29

$36.53 ETB 5,692

-55.11%

Cinema Ticket

$6.54 ₾17.65

$5.78 ETB 900

13.15%

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

$263 ₾709

$79.8 ETB 12.4K

228.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,200 ₾14.0K

$40.1K ETB 6.3M

-87.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.4 ₾206

$46.80 ETB 7,292

63.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.39 ₾120

$74.7 ETB 11.6K

-40.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 ₾321

$92.2 ETB 14.4K

29.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ₾308

$115 ETB 17.9K

-0.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$707 ₾1,910

$743 ETB 115.8K

-4.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$457 ₾1,233

$497 ETB 77.5K

-8.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,329 ₾3,589

$1,783 ETB 277.9K

-25.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$778 ₾2,101

$896 ETB 139.6K

-13.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,457 ₾6,634

$1,866 ETB 290.8K

31.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,432 ₾3,865

$1,193 ETB 185.9K

20.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$647 ₾1,747

$192 ETB 30.0K

236.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.89

-30.06%

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

Last update for Tbilisi: March 3, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: March 2, 2026

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