Addis Ababa vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$4482
🏠 One person rent
$758
$927
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1528
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
87
😀 Quality of life
45
90
🏙️ Population
5.7M
529K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% less expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 4635th and 2628th ($1269 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Ethiopia and Belgium, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Antwerp. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Antwerp ranked 3rd in Belgium, while ranked 7273rd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Antwerp

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$53.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3099
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$20480

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Antwerp

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050