Addis Ababa vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$407
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
3.04M
555K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5819th and 3786th ($923 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th 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 31st in Germany, while ranked 7141st and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303