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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tbilisi is 11.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tbilisi is 5.3% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 9.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.78 ₾29.00

$4.39 ETB 683

145.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.10 ₾116

$35.38 ETB 5,508

21.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.27 ₾22.24

$6.37 ETB 992

29.83%

Cappuccino

$2.95 ₾7.94

$1.29 ETB 200

128.68%

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

$0.76 ₾2.05

$0.63 ETB 98.3

20.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.42 ₾1.13

$0.44 ETB 67.8

-4.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.24 ₾6.03

$0.98 ETB 153

128.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 ₾7.71

$2.96 ETB 461

-3.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.93 ₾5.19

$1.38 ETB 215

39.86%

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 ₾1.84

$1.33 ETB 207

-48.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.85 ₾4.97

$2.17 ETB 338

-14.75%

Eggs

$2.49 ₾6.69

$2.39 ETB 372

4.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.54 ₾20.27

$7.17 ETB 1,116

5.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.35 ₾17.09

$13.80 ETB 2,148

-53.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.43 ₾25.38

$13.35 ETB 2,077

-29.36%

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 ₾3.16

$6.60 ETB 1,028

-82.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 ₾4.26

$0.94 ETB 147

68.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 ₾5.00

$2.19 ETB 340

-15.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.24 ₾6.03

$0.99 ETB 155

126.26%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 ₾1.79

$0.69 ETB 107

-4.35%

Onion (1kg)

$0.68 ₾1.83

$1.90 ETB 296

-64.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.18 ₾3.17

$0.66 ETB 102

78.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 ₾1.77

$0.63 ETB 98.5

4.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 ₾8.25

$4.04 ETB 629

-24.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.56 ₾20.34

$5.70 ETB 888

32.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.52 ₾4.08

$1.05 ETB 163

44.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 ₾6.15

$1.89 ETB 294

21.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.35 ₾0.95

$0.44 ETB 68.4

-20.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.79 ₾39.78

$12.03 ETB 1,872

22.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.45 ₾3.90

$1.48 ETB 231

-2.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.73 ₾1.97

$0.27 ETB 41.86

170.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.35 ₾19.78

$1.95 ETB 304

276.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ₾2.93

$1.28 ETB 200

-14.84%

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

$18.4K ₾49.5K

$54.3K ETB 8.5M

-66.10%

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

$20.3K ₾54.5K

$53.4K ETB 8.3M

-62.07%

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

$73.3 ₾197

$162 ETB 25.3K

-54.86%

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

$11.72 ₾31.53

$11.88 ETB 1,850

-1.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.87 ₾48.08

$129 ETB 20.0K

-86.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.2 ₾165

$71.6 ETB 11.1K

-14.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.34 ₾43.94

$36.56 ETB 5,690

-55.31%

Cinema Ticket

$6.59 ₾17.73

$5.83 ETB 908

13.04%

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

$261 ₾702

$81.1 ETB 12.6K

221.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,156 ₾13.9K

$40.4K ETB 6.3M

-87.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.1 ₾205

$46.57 ETB 7,248

63.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.83 ₾118

$75.5 ETB 11.8K

-41.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 ₾325

$93.5 ETB 14.6K

29.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$113 ₾304

$112 ETB 17.5K

0.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$696 ₾1,873

$751 ETB 117.0K

-7.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$456 ₾1,226

$506 ETB 78.8K

-10.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,301 ₾3,500

$1,796 ETB 279.5K

-27.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$768 ₾2,067

$890 ETB 138.5K

-13.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,500 ₾6,725

$1,993 ETB 310.3K

25.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,432 ₾3,853

$994 ETB 154.6K

44.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$653 ₾1,756

$199 ETB 31.0K

227.30%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: April 12, 2026

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