Addis Ababa vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$3817
🏠 One person rent
$710
$832
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$2545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
39
89
🏙️ Population
5.7M
529K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 28% less expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 4540th and 2896th ($1180 vs $1640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Ethiopia and Belgium, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Antwerp. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Antwerp ranked 2nd in Belgium, while ranked 7025th and 203rd 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
$4.24
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1346
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$4167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$12170

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$886
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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788