Addis Ababa vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$604
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$4186
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
87
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
5.23M
773K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 47% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4928th and 1589th ($1103 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6957th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$15030

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716