Addis Ababa vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$6123
🏠 One person rent
$701
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$2662
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$725
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$4703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
43
98
🏙️ Population
5.7M
667K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 53% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4622nd and 584th ($1255 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Denmark, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Denmark 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 Copenhagen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7018th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$15.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$9.27
 Cappuccino
$1.25
$6.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$4.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$3194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$2234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$42
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$9374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$6431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$30.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$4.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$38.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$123
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$613
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$16290

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2651
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1416
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1715
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2142
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2213
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1594
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2002
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1479
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1563
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1474
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2080
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1457
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1388
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1368
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1977
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1806
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1500
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2130
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1583
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1431
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1690
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1512
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1699
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1610
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1514
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1863
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1452
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1569
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1644
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1902
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1420
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1595
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1439
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1499
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1683
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1739