Addis Ababa vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$758
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
34
79
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 195% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4635th and 8922nd ($1269 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 7273rd and 5162nd 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
$4.01
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1717

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
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$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$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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$322
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$236
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$300
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$327
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$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
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$523
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$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
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$338
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$299
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$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
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$348
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$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
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$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
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$264
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$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271