Addis Ababa vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$674
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3013
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 4878th and 2660th ($1148 vs $1834) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Antwerp. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Antwerp ranked 3rd in Belgium, while ranked 7160th and 190th 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
$3.98
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$20056

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Antwerp

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993