Addis Ababa vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$710	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 174% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4540th and 8897th ($1180 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2 months in Chennai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 7025th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Chennai

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	Addis Ababa	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$1573

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306