Addis Ababa vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$846
🏠 One person rent
$758
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
43
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 265% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 4635th and 9089th ($1269 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 7273rd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Faisalabad

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Addis Ababa Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1491

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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 Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265