Addis Ababa vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
40
96
🏙️ Population
3.04M
644K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5819th and 872nd ($923 vs $2387) 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7141st and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8976

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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

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$2008
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$2011
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$1887
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$1276
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$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
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$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
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$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
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$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329