Addis Ababa vs Ahmedabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ahmedabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1053
🏠 One person rent
$758
$155
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
58
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
7.65M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 190% more expensive than in Ahmedabad. Cities ranked 4635th and 8910th ($1269 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Ahmedabad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ahmedabad ranked 12th in India, while ranked 7273rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ahmedabad

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Addis Ababa Ahmedabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$6.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$5.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$43
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1491

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$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325