Addis Ababa · አዲስ አበባ

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Browse reviewed rooms across all eleven sub-cities, match on lifestyle, and only share your phone number when you're ready.

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Addis Ababa Railway Megenagna Area night view in 2019

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Private bedroom with a bed and natural light

Private room3

33,500 ETB / month

Bole Medhanialem, Bole

Bright furnished room near Bole Medhanialem

PrivateWomen onlyFurnished

Private room3

16,000 ETB / month

CMC, Yeka

Quiet private room with reliable water in CMC

PrivateAnyoneFurnished

This is an image of "African people at work" from

Shared room3

15,500 ETB / month

Mexico, Lideta

Comfortable shared room close to Mexico transport

1/2 beds takenWomen onlyFurnished

Shared room3

10,500 ETB / month

Bethel, Kolfe Keranio

Bright shared room with reliable water in Bethel

1/2 beds takenAnyoneUnfurnished

Street and apartment buildings in Addis Ababa

Private room3

14,500 ETB / month

Hayat, Lemi Kura

Spacious private room with backup power in Hayat

PrivateAnyoneFurnished

Private room3

32,000 ETB / month

Balcha, Lideta

Comfortable private room with secure access in Balcha

PrivateMen onlyUnfurnished

Neighborhoods

Explore Addis by sub-city

Each sub-city has its own rhythm, commute and price. Typical rents come from real listings.

Bole

Airport road, Atlas, Edna Mall

Private rooms from ~27,500 ETB

Yeka

CMC, Ayat, Megenagna, Kotebe

Private rooms from ~12,500 ETB

Addis Ababa's skyline provides a backdrop for Meskal Square, site of military parades and rallies du

Kirkos

Kazanchis, Meskel Square, Bambis

Private rooms from ~27,500 ETB

Arada

Piassa, Arat Kilo, Sidist Kilo

Private rooms from ~22,000 ETB

Lideta

Mexico, Balcha, Tor Hailoch

Private rooms from ~25,000 ETB

A street in Addis Ababa - the Tiglachin monument visible in the distance, Ethiopia

Nifas Silk-Lafto

Sar Bet, Jemo, Lebu, Lafto

Private rooms from ~14,500 ETB

Market insight

What a private room really costs

We analysed 624 public rental listings in Addis Ababa and estimated what a single room in a shared home rents for. Use it to sanity-check a price before you visit.

Source: jiji.com.et and ethiopiapropertycentre.com, collected October 2026. Furnished rooms; interquartile range shown.

Bole40,500 ETB
Kirkos36,500 ETB
Lideta36,000 ETB
Arada35,000 ETB
Kolfe Keranio20,500 ETB
Nifas Silk-Lafto18,500 ETB
Yeka16,500 ETB

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