Addis Ababa vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$407
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
46
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
3.04M
608K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5819th and 2703rd ($923 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 7141st and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3122

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261