Addis Ababa vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$1167
🏠 One person rent
$739
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
46
60
🏙️ Population
5.7M
26.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 163% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4519th and 8745th ($1289 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.5 months in Delhi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 7005th and 5934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$8.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
9.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$68.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$1832

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328