Addis Ababa vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$739
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
33
78
😀 Quality of life
46
65
🏙️ Population
5.7M
6.6M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 195% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4519th and 8898th ($1289 vs $437) 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 0.7 months in Chennai. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 7005th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$1729

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$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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$327
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$235
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$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286