Overall score
Read Addis Ababa as a fast-growing highland capital where institutional depth and renewable electricity balance air-quality and infrastructure pressures.
Overall64/100
Affordability82/100
Air quality62/100
Energy72/100
Ethiopia / Africa
Addis Ababa City Intelligence
Addis Ababa anchors Ethiopia's political and diplomatic life on the highland plateau with growing infrastructure modernization and a temperate climate. Addis Ababa is a africa city of about 5.5M metro in Ethiopia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Addis Ababa sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (64/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 5.5M metro
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Overall city intelligence
Mixed64/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Energy mix
Hydropower-led
Hydropower supports a comparatively low-carbon baseline.
Climate context
Mild highland
Elevation moderates temperatures year-round.
Addis Ababa data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 64/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 82/100 | Addis Ababa is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts. |
| Air Quality | 62/100 | Addis Ababa performs moderately on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic and seasonal exposure the main drivers. |
| Energy | 72/100 | Addis Ababa benefits from Ethiopia's hydropower-led low-carbon electricity baseline and active grid expansion. |
| Safety | 78/100 | Addis Ababa scores moderately on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception. |
| Internet Speed | 60/100 | Addis Ababa offers growing fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services in covered areas. |
| Climate Risk | 70/100 | Addis Ababa carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy-rain stormwater pressure and water-supply variability. |
| Resilience | 60/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety46/100
Low crime46/100
Personal safety47/100
Night safety39/100
Road safety51/100
Addis Ababa scores below average for safety in our index (46/100); research neighborhoods and take standard precautions.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life52/100
Healthcare52/100
Education60/100
Green space42/100
Cleanliness50/100
Infrastructure58/100
Mobility59/100
Addis Ababa has a modest quality-of-life estimate (52/100) across our combined indicators.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness52/100
Education60/100
Green space42/100
Overall safety46/100
Addis Ababa scores modest for family living (52/100).
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability65/100
Walkability80/100
Cycling56/100
Infrastructure58/100
Addis Ababa is moderate for remote workers (65/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability55/100
Healthcare52/100
Cleanliness50/100
Outdoor lifestyle20/100
Addis Ababa is moderate for retirement (55/100), appealing for affordability.
Emergency and public safety in Addis Ababa
Local public safety guidance for Addis Ababa, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Addis Ababa, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ethiopia emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Addis Ababa
Healthcare context for Addis Ababa, with national-level information from Ethiopia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Addis Ababa, see the Ethiopia healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Addis Ababa
Local mobility context for Addis Ababa, with national-level context from Ethiopia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Addis Ababa, see the Ethiopia transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Addis Ababa. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Addis Ababa
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Addis Ababa will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
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Cost of Living in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts.
Air Quality in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa performs moderately on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic and seasonal exposure the main drivers.
Energy in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa benefits from Ethiopia's hydropower-led low-carbon electricity baseline and active grid expansion.
Safety in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa scores moderately on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception.
Internet Speed in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa offers growing fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services in covered areas.
Climate Risk in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy-rain stormwater pressure and water-supply variability.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Addis Ababa
Cost of living estimates for Addis Ababa — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Addis Ababa
Climate profile for Addis Ababa — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 28°C, comfort score 56/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Addis Ababa
Economy and jobs profile for Addis Ababa — regional center, economy score 54/100, key industries including government, agriculture, logistics. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Addis Ababa
Education profile for Addis Ababa — regional education center, education score 60/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Addis Ababa
Healthcare and retirement profile for Addis Ababa — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 55/100, retirement score 59/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Estimate a monthly budget for Addis Ababa
Estimate a monthly budget for Addis Ababa using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Addis Ababa
Plan a trip budget for Addis Ababa using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Addis Ababa
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Addis Ababa. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Nairobi, Kenya
Cross-border · about 1168 km from Addis Ababa. Explore Nairobi's city intelligence profile.
Kampala, Uganda
Cross-border · about 1186 km from Addis Ababa. Explore Kampala's city intelligence profile.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Cross-border · about 1391 km from Addis Ababa. Explore Jeddah's city intelligence profile.
Interpretation
Read Addis Ababa as a fast-growing highland capital where institutional depth and renewable electricity balance air-quality and infrastructure pressures. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (82/100) and safety (78/100). The area most worth watching is internet speed (60/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Ethiopia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Addis Ababa appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.