Addis Ababa vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$3162
🏠 One person rent
$395
$744
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1195
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$2689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
46
😀 Quality of life
42
92
🏙️ Population
3.04M
608K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6376th and 2946th ($752 vs $1450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Sweden, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 6810th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$6.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$5731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$3671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$2887

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1392
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1150
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1211
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$896
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1056
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1217
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1219
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1196
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1294
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1111
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1233
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1209
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1213
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1477
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1202
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1280
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1757
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1503
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1631
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1233
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1325
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1190
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1668
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1844
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1967
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1019
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1753
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1584
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1656
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$991
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1311
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1635
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1147
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1838
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1630
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1545
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$1586
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1590
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1180