Addis Ababa vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$395
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
42
63
🏙️ Population
3.04M
26.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 6376th and 8582nd ($752 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Ethiopia and India, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Delhi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 6810th and 4741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$51.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$1843

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$438
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$428
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$430
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$388
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$359
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$322
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$330
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$269
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$355