Addis Ababa vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$710
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$3700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
39
94
🏙️ Population
5.7M
776K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 41% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4540th and 1863rd ($1180 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 7025th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.06
 Cappuccino
$1.18
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$14496

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Distance City Cost of living
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$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595