Addis Ababa vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
3.04M
189K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5819th and 2147th ($923 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Belgium, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Belgium 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 Brussels. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 7141st and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Brussels

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Addis Ababa Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$23098

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Cities near Addis Ababa

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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650