Addis Ababa vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$5276
🏠 One person rent
$701
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
84
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.91M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 43% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4622nd and 1506th ($1255 vs $2184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hamburg City ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7018th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hamburg City

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Addis Ababa Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$2291
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$1610
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$9313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$6441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$9.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$27112

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1691
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1682
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1673
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1673
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1687
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1578
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1674
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1578
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1689
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1670
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1578
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1702
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1653
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1758
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1664
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1718
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1589
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1604
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1636
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1620
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1533
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1739
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1609
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1628
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1594
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1601
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1541
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1649
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1845
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1338
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1744
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1509
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1579
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1646
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1439
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1611
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1632
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1442