Addis Ababa vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$674
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
34
79
😀 Quality of life
45
65
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 181% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4878th and 8947th ($1148 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 7160th and 5131st 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
$3.98
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$1792

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$910
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$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
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$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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$306
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$232
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$302
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$322
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$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259