Addis Ababa vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$407
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
3.04M
26.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 91% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5819th and 8607th ($923 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 2.2 months in Delhi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 7141st and 4314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2174

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338