Addis Ababa vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5759
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1649
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2742
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3788
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
94
🏙️ Population
3.04M
921K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 64% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 5819th and 612th ($923 vs $2545) 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 7141st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.35
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$48.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1976
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10734

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833