Addis Ababa vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$2319
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$5036
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$2262
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$3761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
42
95
🏙️ Population
3.04M
644K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 68% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6376th and 285th ($752 vs $2319) 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 0.3 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 6810th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$7.18
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$1893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$8112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$5498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$26.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$7274

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$1973
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$1586
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$991
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1350
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1637
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1967
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1223
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1187
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1631
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1325
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1221
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1202
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1548
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1028
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1196
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1774
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1640
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1209
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1753
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1299
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1211
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1430
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1563
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1308
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1280
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1130
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1111
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1570
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1190
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1312
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1449
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1503
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1091
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1438
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1299
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1303
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1311
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1325