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Addis Ababa vs Entebbe

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Under balanced weights Entebbe edges it, 46 to 40, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Addis Ababa is stronger on getting there & around; Entebbe on quality of life, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 3.6 of 39 points (scores 29/100)Healthcare: 4.4 of 39 points (scores 35/100)Internet: 2.1 of 39 points (scores 17/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 39 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 8.1 of 39 points (scores 65/100)Climate: 7.3 of 39 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 8.2 of 39 points (scores 66/100)Quality of life: 1.5 of 39 points (scores 12/100)40
Addis Ababa
out of 100

Africa's diplomatic capital at altitude

Full Addis Ababa profile →Where to stay in Addis Ababa →
Safety: 4.8 of 46 points (scores 39/100)Healthcare: 5.6 of 46 points (scores 45/100)Internet: 5.2 of 46 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 4.0 of 46 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 5.2 of 46 points (scores 42/100)Climate: 8.3 of 46 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 7.7 of 46 points (scores 62/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 46 points (scores 38/100)46
Entebbe
out of 100

Uganda's lakeside airport town, greener and quieter than Kampala

Full Entebbe profile →Where to stay in Entebbe →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety2939 ✓
Healthcare3545 ✓
Internet1741 ✓
Visa ease34 ✓32
Getting there & around65 ✓42
Climate5867 ✓
Air quality66 ✓62
Quality of life1238 ✓

Cost

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Homicides per 100k6.7 ✓8.82
Political stability (0–100)33.150.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)3354 ✓
Life expectancy67.8 yrs ✓66 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Download2.2 Mbps8 Mbps ✓
Upload1.1 Mbps3.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Non-stop airport destinations149 ✓25
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAddis AbabaEntebbe
Comfortable months per year78 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520.5 µg/m³ ✓22.2 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Addis Ababa or Entebbe?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Addis Ababa or Entebbe safer?
Entebbe scores higher on safety (39 vs 29), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Addis Ababa or Entebbe?
Entebbe: a measured median of 8 Mbps versus 2.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.