Addis Ababa vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$6482
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1887
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$3118
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
5.23M
921K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4928th and 252nd ($1103 vs $2859) 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 6957th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$3529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$2619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$10663
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$7824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$2462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13828

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$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865