Addis Ababa vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4106
🏠 One person rent
$604
$893
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1430
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
5.23M
529K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 37% less expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 4928th and 2671st ($1103 vs $1762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Antwerp. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Antwerp ranked 2nd in Belgium, while ranked 6957th and 176th 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
$6.55
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$93.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$840
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$4562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13064

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Antwerp

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911