Addis Ababa vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3930
🏠 One person rent
$407
$841
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2547
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
3.04M
529K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% less expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 5819th and 2878th ($923 vs $1650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 7141st and 161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Antwerp
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$635
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$2889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$60.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$17510

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825