Addis Ababa vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$758
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$4099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
84
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.91M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 42% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4635th and 1513th ($1269 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Germany, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 7273rd and 31st 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
$4.01
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$23203

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492