Addis Ababa vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$3203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$7246
🏠 One person rent
$758
$2108
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$3473
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$661
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$259
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$5294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
45
96
🏙️ Population
5.7M
921K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 4635th and 126th ($1269 vs $3203) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Amsterdam. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Amsterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7273rd and 13th 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
$4.01
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$95.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$15.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$7.09
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$2237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3877
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$2931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$298
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$11192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$7947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$2472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$21156

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$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
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340