Addis Ababa property prices

Asking prices from public property listings (currently Telegram channels), one price per property, last 12 months unless stated. Figures with fewer than 5 properties behind them are not shown. How we calculate this

Sale price index

Resale price per m², quarterly, mix-adjusted; first quarter = 100

125 in 2026-Q3

Rent index (experimental)

Monthly rent, half-yearly; not adjusted for bedroom mix

158 in 2026-H2

Apartments for sale, price per m² (ETB)

Resale, by sub-city. The share of listings from the largest source channel shows how concentrated the data is.

SegmentPropertiesMedianMiddle halfLargest source
Bole550131,944114,865 – 162,50044% @BlihApartments
Yeka360106,96995,000 – 121,25841% @BlihApartments
Kirkos238131,579115,000 – 159,08629% @BlihApartments
Location unknown187120,150106,700 – 139,82246% @BlihApartments
Lideta80125,000109,264 – 141,09941% @BlihApartments
Nifas Silk-Lafto75112,000102,740 – 129,41260% @BlihApartments
Akaki Kality70116,33497,241 – 126,38944% @BlihApartments
Arada16106,500101,969 – 128,20538% @BlihApartments
Gullele1298,36194,048 – 118,57883% @BlihApartments

Houses for sale, price per m² (ETB)

By sub-city. House posts mix plot and built area, so these ranges are wide.

SegmentPropertiesMedianMiddle halfLargest source
Yeka476160,000107,006 – 224,13841% @blihhousebroker
Bole440186,100123,333 – 257,85746% @blihhousebroker
Nifas Silk-Lafto127223,404151,515 – 276,00052% @blihhousebroker
Location unknown114149,713100,000 – 255,49647% @blihhousebroker
Akaki Kality80221,111152,571 – 280,00041% @blihhousebroker
Sheger City2261,36446,000 – 74,28673% @ETHIOhouseagents
Kirkos16168,884105,916 – 259,37519% @BlihApartments
Kolfe Keranio9200,000166,667 – 257,35344% @blihhousebroker
Lemi Kura7166,66760,667 – 176,66786% @livingethio
Lideta5216,667119,043 – 250,00080% @blihhousebroker

New apartments from developers (off-plan), price per m² (ETB)

Developer list prices for units not yet finished, usually paid in instalments. Kept apart from resale because they are a different market.

SegmentPropertiesMedianMiddle halfLargest source
Bole6789,00089,000 – 114,94846% @alefabroker
Location unknown3496,15477,616 – 105,56135% @addispropertyzone1
Yeka2595,50095,500 – 106,66736% @alefabroker
Kirkos23114,86780,500 – 116,47126% @Anchor_Real_Estate_Marketing
Lideta6131,600131,600 – 131,600100% @ethiorealestate32

Apartments for rent, monthly rent (ETB)

By sub-city and bedrooms.

SegmentPropertiesMedianMiddle halfLargest source
Bole · 2 bed19560,00045,000 – 85,00073% @bettolo_rentals
Bole · 3 bed16890,00065,000 – 140,00066% @bettolo_rentals
Bole · 1 bed12040,00030,000 – 50,00086% @bettolo_rentals
Yeka · 2 bed10745,00035,000 – 60,00088% @bettolo_rentals
Location unknown · 2 bed9050,00040,000 – 60,00091% @bettolo_rentals
Yeka · 3 bed7765,00045,000 – 90,00079% @bettolo_rentals
Yeka · 1 bed7627,00016,000 – 35,00096% @bettolo_rentals
Yeka · bedrooms not stated6615,00010,250 – 17,00097% @bettolo_rentals
Location unknown · 1 bed4735,00027,500 – 45,00087% @bettolo_rentals
Location unknown · 3 bed4770,00055,000 – 100,00083% @bettolo_rentals
Kirkos · 3 bed36145,00090,000 – 180,00042% @livingethio
Bole · studio2925,00018,000 – 40,00083% @bettolo_rentals
Bole · bedrooms not stated2920,00015,000 – 25,00093% @bettolo_rentals
Nifas Silk-Lafto · 2 bed2965,00045,000 – 80,00045% @betdelalarent
Kirkos · 2 bed2690,00061,250 – 150,00042% @bettolo_rentals
Nifas Silk-Lafto · 1 bed2130,00022,000 – 35,00071% @bettolo_rentals
Akaki Kality · 2 bed2062,50035,000 – 81,25070% @bettolo_rentals
Yeka · studio1916,00011,500 – 22,500100% @bettolo_rentals
Akaki Kality · 1 bed1830,00022,750 – 53,75083% @bettolo_rentals
Lideta · 2 bed1580,00070,000 – 135,00040% @betdelalarent
Nifas Silk-Lafto · 3 bed1295,00080,000 – 127,50042% @bettolo_rentals
Bole · 4 bed12115,00083,750 – 205,00067% @bettolo_rentals
Akaki Kality · 3 bed1082,50052,500 – 115,00050% @bettolo_rentals
Arada · 2 bed1070,00066,250 – 88,75080% @betdelalarent
Location unknown · studio820,75017,000 – 23,500100% @bettolo_rentals
Kirkos · 1 bed852,50037,500 – 76,25075% @bettolo_rentals
Location unknown · 4 bed871,00055,000 – 82,500100% @bettolo_rentals
Lideta · 3 bed846,5003,000 – 248,75063% @betdelalarent
Gullele · 2 bed755,00040,000 – 82,50057% @livingethio
Yeka · 4 bed780,00067,500 – 100,000100% @bettolo_rentals
Arada · 3 bed6100,00088,750 – 107,50067% @bettolo_rentals

Gross asking yields

Median monthly rent × 12 ÷ median sale price, where both have at least 5 properties. An indicator of where rents are high relative to prices, not an expected return.

SegmentGross yieldMedian rentMedian priceRent / sale listings
apartment, 3 bed · Kirkos7.9%145,000 ETB/mo22M ETB36 / 127
apartment, 3 bed · Nifas Silk-Lafto7.5%95,000 ETB/mo15.3M ETB12 / 38
apartment, 2 bed · Kirkos6.8%90,000 ETB/mo16M ETB26 / 78
apartment, 1 bed · Kirkos6.2%52,500 ETB/mo10.1M ETB8 / 20
apartment, 2 bed · Nifas Silk-Lafto6.0%65,000 ETB/mo13M ETB29 / 31
apartment, 3 bed · Akaki Kality5.7%82,500 ETB/mo17.3M ETB10 / 50
apartment, 3 bed · Arada5.7%100,000 ETB/mo21M ETB6 / 7
apartment, 2 bed · Lideta5.7%80,000 ETB/mo17M ETB15 / 30
apartment, 4 bed · Yeka5.7%80,000 ETB/mo17M ETB7 / 29
apartment, 2 bed · Akaki Kality5.6%62,500 ETB/mo13.3M ETB20 / 14
apartment, 3 bed · Yeka5.4%65,000 ETB/mo14.5M ETB77 / 172
apartment, 2 bed · Bole5.1%60,000 ETB/mo14M ETB195 / 173
apartment, 3 bed · Bole4.9%90,000 ETB/mo22M ETB168 / 278
apartment, 1 bed · Bole4.6%40,000 ETB/mo10.5M ETB120 / 38
apartment, 2 bed · Yeka4.5%45,000 ETB/mo12M ETB107 / 106
apartment, 1 bed · Yeka4.5%27,000 ETB/mo7.2M ETB76 / 28
condominium, 2 bed · Yeka4.3%25,000 ETB/mo7M ETB75 / 9
condominium, 3 bed · Yeka3.5%28,000 ETB/mo9.5M ETB31 / 7
apartment, 4 bed · Bole3.1%115,000 ETB/mo45M ETB12 / 19
house · Sheger City2.7%60,000 ETB/mo26.5M ETB5 / 22
apartment, 3 bed · Lideta2.5%46,500 ETB/mo22.3M ETB8 / 40
house · Bole1.1%29,000 ETB/mo33M ETB373 / 440
house · Akaki Kality0.9%25,000 ETB/mo32M ETB47 / 80
house · Kirkos0.9%20,000 ETB/mo27.5M ETB19 / 16
house · Yeka0.7%20,000 ETB/mo35M ETB292 / 476
house · Kolfe Keranio0.7%15,000 ETB/mo26M ETB17 / 9
house · Nifas Silk-Lafto0.7%18,000 ETB/mo32M ETB55 / 126
house · Lemi Kura0.5%11,500 ETB/mo25M ETB6 / 7
house · Lideta0.3%14,000 ETB/mo65M ETB13 / 5