Addis Ababa vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1259
🏠 One person rent
$758
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
76
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
5.7M
12.3M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 143% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 4635th and 8579th ($1269 vs $523) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Bangalore. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Bangalore ranked 10th in India, while ranked 7273rd and 5518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Bangalore

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Addis Ababa Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$32.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$8.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$17.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$4350

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
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$332
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$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
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$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
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$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343