Addis Ababa vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Copenhagen | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 50% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4519th and 713th ($1289 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7005th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Copenhagen
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| Addis Ababa | Copenhagen | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2 km or 1.3 mi |  Frederiksberg | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Gentofte | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Horsholm | |
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Landskrona | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Malmo | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Roskilde | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Hillerod | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Lund | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Staffanstorp | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Helsingor | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Helsingborg | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Trelleborg | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Angelholm | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Naestved | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Hassleholm | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kristianstad | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Halmstad | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Odense | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Svendborg | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Ljungby | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Aarhus | |
| 156 km or 97 mi |  Stralsund | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Varberg | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Horsens | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Fredericia | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Rostock | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Randers | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Greifswald | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Varnamo | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Vejle | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Vaxjo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Sonderborg | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Kolding | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Silkeborg | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Karlskrona | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Haderslev | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Wismar | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Gustrow | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Viborg | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kiel |