Addis Ababa vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$604
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
5.23M
26.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 119% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4928th and 8647th ($1103 vs $505) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2 months in Delhi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6957th and 4744th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1972

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360