Addis Ababa vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
84
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.91M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 48% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 4878th and 1511th ($1148 vs $2189) 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 0.2 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 6th in Germany, while ranked 7160th and 38th 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
$3.98
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$19886

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457