Addis Ababa vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3707
🏠 One person rent
$739
$755
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$1271
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$3206
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
65
😀 Quality of life
46
89
🏙️ Population
5.7M
566K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4519th and 3768th ($1289 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 462nd in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dresden ranked 28th in Germany, while ranked 7005th and 263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dresden

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Addis Ababa Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$5.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$491
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$5084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$3851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$9.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$14681

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Distance City Cost of living
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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563