Addis Ababa vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$407
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
92
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.07M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 47% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5819th and 2484th ($923 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 7141st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776