Addis Ababa vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$758
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
5.7M
566K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 17% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4635th and 3968th ($1269 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 7273rd and 117th 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
$4.01
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$16803

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$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553