Addis Ababa vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1260
🏠 One person rent
$739
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$384
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$311
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
76
😀 Quality of life
46
65
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 146% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 4519th and 8500th ($1289 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Bangalore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 7005th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$3795

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$1031
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$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
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$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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$355
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$341
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$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
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$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353