Addis Ababa vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$5039
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
100
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
5.23M
3.76M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4928th and 1583rd ($1103 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Berlin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6957th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2408
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$8742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$6444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$93.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8961

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$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

Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369