Addis Ababa vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$674
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
587K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 24% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4878th and 3925th ($1148 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7160th and 23rd 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
$3.98
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538