Addis Ababa vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$7127
🏠 One person rent
$674
$2073
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$3318
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$265
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
921K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4878th and 138th ($1148 vs $3165) 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 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7160th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Amsterdam

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$93
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$15.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$7.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$2259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1723
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$3695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2790
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$11141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$2748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$20104

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247