Addis Ababa vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4765
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1134
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2203
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3.68M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 54% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 5819th and 1759th ($923 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7141st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Berlin

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Addis Ababa Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9556

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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
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323