Addis Ababa vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$3111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$7271
🏠 One person rent
$701
$2042
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$260
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$4554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
43
96
🏙️ Population
5.7M
921K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4622nd and 138th ($1255 vs $3111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Amsterdam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Amsterdam ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7018th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$7.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$2094
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$3774
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$2966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$8070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$5.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$2840
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$21844

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2200
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2603
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2260
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1874
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2623
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2349
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2251
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2660
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2317
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2189
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2416
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1518
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2408
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2134
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2562
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2359
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2233
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2014
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2651
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1891
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2348
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2273
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1879
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2103
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2737
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2316
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2354
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2084
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2155
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2206
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2015
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2025
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2071
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2123
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2243
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2167
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2093
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2111