Addis Ababa vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$674
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
46
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
5.7M
675K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 39% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4878th and 2470th ($1148 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Sweden, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 7160th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Gothenburg

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Addis Ababa Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$4650

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423