Addis Ababa vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$407
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
3.04M
579K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 39% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5819th and 3358th ($923 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 Essen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 7141st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Essen

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Addis Ababa Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$9133

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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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410