Addis Ababa vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$3841
🏠 One person rent
$701
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$1234
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
43
96
🏙️ Population
5.7M
587K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 20% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4622nd and 3733rd ($1255 vs $1573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 487th 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 2.3 months in Essen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7018th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$4400
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$3273
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$9946

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1648
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1582
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1520
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1650
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1590
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1594
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1569
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1606
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1583
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1680
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1585
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1659
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1624
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1656
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1586
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1604
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1494
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1605
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1575
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1604
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1584
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1579
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1584
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1693
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$2011
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1574
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1705
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1587
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1625
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1771
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1600