Addis Ababa vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$758
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
45
61
🏙️ Population
5.7M
26.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 150% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4635th and 8668th ($1269 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 5790th 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
$4.01
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1751

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$996
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$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331