Addis Ababa vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$4419
🏠 One person rent
$710
$985
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1862
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$3209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
92
😀 Quality of life
39
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
631K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4540th and 2469th ($1180 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 7025th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Dusseldorf

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Addis Ababa Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$21276

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$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1476
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1517
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1490
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1559
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1471
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1428
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1314
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1434
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1822
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1469
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1485
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1233
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1460
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1494
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1443
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1518
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1367
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1435
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1444
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1744