Addis Ababa vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$670
🏠 One person rent
$407
$111
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$173
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$108
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$123
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
40
27
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3.2M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 219% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 5819th and 9245th ($923 vs $289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Faisalabad ranked 13th in Pakistan, while ranked 7141st and 8707th 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
$6.72
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$7.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.64
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$97
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$120
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$10.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$11.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$14.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$645

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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 Faisalabad

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$344
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$260
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$337
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$364
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$290
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$330
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$303
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$337
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$386
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$268
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$240
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$338
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$277
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$328
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$508
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$298
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$278
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$307
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$399
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$394
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$331
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$389
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$399
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$267
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$238
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$448
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$401
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$291
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$311
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$282