Addis Ababa vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$604
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
32
78
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
5.23M
6.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 155% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4928th and 8907th ($1103 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2nd in India, while ranked 6957th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1425

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$810
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$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
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$667
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$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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$329
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$243
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$308
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$352
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$572
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$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
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$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
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$331
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$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
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$378
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$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
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$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
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$351
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$334
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$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
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$355
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$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
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$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
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$274
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$373
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$312
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$279
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$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287