Addis Ababa vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$674
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
62
🏙️ Population
5.7M
26.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 140% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4878th and 8767th ($1148 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Delhi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 7160th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Delhi

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Addis Ababa Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$1844

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316