Addis Ababa vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$758
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3475
😷 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 19% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4635th and 3860th ($1269 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7273rd and 17th 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
$4.01
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587