Addis Ababa vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$604
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
5.23M
563K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 25% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4928th and 3857th ($1103 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th 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 30th in Germany, while ranked 6957th and 203rd 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
$6.55
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$12328

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387