Addis Ababa vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$5175
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1280
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2205
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3706
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.78M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4635th and 1275th ($1269 vs $2302) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 7273rd and 35th 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
$4.01
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10963

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474