Addis Ababa vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1542
🏠 One person rent
$604
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1210
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
74
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
5.23M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 91% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 4928th and 8023rd ($1103 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Bangalore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bangalore ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6957th and 3393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$3497

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$810
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$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
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$799
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$667
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$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

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$378
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$331
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$337
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$325
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$330
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$243
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$308
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$338
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$307
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$306
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$329
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$380
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$340
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$346
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$325
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$324
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$352
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$310
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$287
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$304
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$350
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$279
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$433
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$334
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$289
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$433
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$359
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$382
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$572
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$298
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$298
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$351
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$355
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$368
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$394
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$351
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$357
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$316
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$373